1741.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 14:07 EDT (307 days ago) in Aquarius

1742.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 15:43 EDT (307 days ago) in Aquarius

1743.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 21:35 EDT (307 days ago) in Aquarius

1744.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 at 04:21 EDT (305 days ago) in Pisces

1745.

Aurigid meteor shower 2023 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 (305 days ago) in Auriga

1746.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 at 10:13 EDT (302 days ago) in Aries

1747.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 at 13:37 EDT (302 days ago) in Aries

1748.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°18'. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 at 15:47 EDT (302 days ago) in Aries

1749.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 at 16:51 EDT (301 days ago) in Taurus

1750.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 at 07:04 EDT (300 days ago) in Leo

1751.

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. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 at 18:21 EDT (300 days ago) in Taurus

1752.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 at 11:20 EDT (299 days ago) in Taurus

1753.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2023 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Sep 2023 (297 days ago) in Perseus

1754.

Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) passes perigee Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 (294 days ago) in Leo

1755.

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. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 at 11:42 EDT (294 days ago) in Leo

1756.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°59'. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 at 13:41 EDT (293 days ago) in Leo

1757.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 at 21:41 EDT (292 days ago) in Leo

1758.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 39'. Sat, 16 Sep 2023 at 15:20 EDT (290 days ago) in Virgo

1759.

Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 17 Sep 2023 (289 days ago) in Virgo

1760.

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, 17 Sep 2023 at 13:19 EDT (289 days ago) in Virgo