4541.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 at 02:23 EDT (1,912 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 (1,912 days away) in Leo

4543.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 at 11:16 EDT (1,912 days away) in Cetus

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 (1,912 days away) in Andromeda

4545.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Oct 2029 (1,913 days away) in Sculptor

4546.

The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 04 Oct 2029 (1,914 days away) in Tucana

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Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition Asteroid 30 Urania makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 05 Oct 2029 at 07:58 EDT (1,915 days away) in Pisces

4548.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2029 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 Oct 2029 (1,915 days away) in Draco

4549.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Oct 2029 (1,915 days away) in Sculptor

4550.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°28'. Sat, 06 Oct 2029 at 16:30 EDT (1,916 days away) in Virgo

4551.

Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 07 Oct 2029 at 00:46 EDT (1,917 days away) in Pisces

4552.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 07 Oct 2029 at 15:15 EDT (1,917 days away) in Virgo

4553.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 07 Oct 2029 (1,917 days away) in Tucana

4554.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 08 Oct 2029 at 07:31 EDT (1,918 days away) in Virgo

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136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 08 Oct 2029 at 08:33 EDT (1,918 days away) in Bootes

4556.

Draconid meteor shower 2029 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2029 (1,918 days away) in Draco

4557.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°22'. Mon, 08 Oct 2029 at 22:56 EDT (1,918 days away) in Virgo

4558.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Tue, 09 Oct 2029 at 20:32 EDT (1,919 days away) in Libra

4559.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2029 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Oct 2029 (1,920 days away) in Cetus

4560.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Wed, 10 Oct 2029 at 19:55 EDT (1,920 days away) in Scorpius