2041.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 17 Oct 2028 at 16:55 EDT (1,567 days away) in Virgo

2042.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 17 Oct 2028 at 22:57 EDT (1,567 days away) in Virgo

2043.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2028 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,568 days away) in Gemini

2044.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 (1,568 days away) in Virgo

2045.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 18 Oct 2028 at 23:19 EDT (1,568 days away) in Cetus

2046.

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. Fri, 20 Oct 2028 at 09:07 EDT (1,570 days away) in Scorpius

2047.

Orionid meteor shower 2028 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Oct 2028 (1,571 days away) in Orion

2048.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°01'. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 01:24 EDT (1,572 days away) in Virgo

2049.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 22 Oct 2028 at 12:46 EDT (1,572 days away) in Pisces

2050.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 24 Oct 2028 (1,574 days away) in Leo Minor

2051.

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. Wed, 25 Oct 2028 at 00:53 EDT (1,575 days away) in Capricornus

2052.

The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 26 Oct 2028 (1,576 days away) in Perseus

2053.

136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 01:11 EDT (1,579 days away) in Bootes

2054.

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. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 02:54 EDT (1,579 days away) in Pisces

2055.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 29 Oct 2028 at 21:36 EDT (1,579 days away) in Virgo

2056.

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. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 08:15 EDT (1,580 days away) in Pisces

2057.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 30 Oct 2028 at 13:25 EDT (1,580 days away) in Aries

2058.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°43'. Thu, 02 Nov 2028 at 04:33 EDT (1,583 days away) in Aries

2059.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 02 Nov 2028 at 05:17 EDT (1,583 days away) in Aries

2060.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Nov 2028 at 19:40 EDT (1,584 days away) in Taurus