4961.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Wed, 18 Sep 2030 at 14:09 EDT (2,263 days away) in Taurus

4962.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Sep 2030 at 07:28 EDT (2,264 days away) in Taurus

4963.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 19 Sep 2030 at 15:57 EDT (2,264 days away) in Taurus

4964.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Sep 2030 at 17:26 EDT (2,265 days away) in Taurus

4965.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sun, 22 Sep 2030 at 19:33 EDT (2,267 days away) in Virgo

4966.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°33'. Tue, 24 Sep 2030 at 13:09 EDT (2,269 days away) in Leo

4967.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 25 Sep 2030 (2,270 days away) in Sculptor

4968.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 at 05:55 EDT (2,272 days away) in Virgo

4969.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2030 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 (2,272 days away) in Sextans

4970.

47 Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 (2,272 days away) in Tucana

4971.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Sep 2030 at 05:21 EDT (2,273 days away) in Taurus

4972.

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. Sun, 29 Sep 2030 at 10:59 EDT (2,274 days away) in Virgo

4973.

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, 30 Sep 2030 at 11:36 EDT (2,275 days away) in Libra

4974.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 19:58 EDT (2,275 days away) in Libra

4975.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°54'. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 20:27 EDT (2,275 days away) in Libra

4976.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Oct 2030 (2,277 days away) in Andromeda

4977.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2030 (2,278 days away) in Sculptor

4978.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 03 Oct 2030 at 23:56 EDT (2,278 days away) in Sagittarius

4979.

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. Fri, 04 Oct 2030 (2,279 days away) in Tucana

4980.

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. Fri, 04 Oct 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,279 days away) in Pisces