1761.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 at 08:09 EDT (288 days ago) in Cancer

1762.

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, 19 Sep 2023 at 07:09 EDT (287 days ago) in Pisces

1763.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan, Russia, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 at 04:47 EDT (285 days ago) in Scorpius

1764.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 at 07:27 EDT (284 days ago) in Leo

1765.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 at 15:26 EDT (284 days ago) in Leo

1766.

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. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 at 15:32 EDT (284 days ago) in Sagittarius

1767.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 23 Sep 2023 at 02:46 EDT (283 days ago) in Virgo

1768.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 23 Sep 2023 (283 days ago) in Leo

1769.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 23 Sep 2023 at 14:06 EDT (283 days ago) in Leo

1770.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 (281 days ago) in Sculptor

1771.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°38'. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 at 21:29 EDT (280 days ago) in Aquarius

1772.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 at 23:12 EDT (280 days ago) in Aquarius

1773.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 at 02:44 EDT (279 days ago) in Aquarius

1774.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 (279 days ago) in Tucana

1775.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2023 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 (278 days ago) in Sextans

1776.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 at 20:58 EDT (279 days ago) in Aquarius

1777.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 at 05:57 EDT (277 days ago) in Pisces

1778.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Oct 2023 at 21:08 EDT (275 days ago) in Aries

1779.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°23'. Sun, 01 Oct 2023 at 23:19 EDT (275 days ago) in Aries

1780.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 at 00:46 EDT (274 days ago) in Pisces