2441.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 01 Oct 2029 at 23:23 PDT (1,916 days away) in Libra

2442.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 (1,917 days away) in Leo

2443.

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 08:16 PDT (1,917 days away) in Cetus

2444.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Oct 2029 (1,917 days away) in Andromeda

2445.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Oct 2029 (1,918 days away) in Sculptor

2446.

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 (1,919 days away) in Tucana

2447.

Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition Asteroid 30 Urania makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 05 Oct 2029 at 07:22 PDT (1,920 days away) in Pisces

2448.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2029 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 Oct 2029 (1,920 days away) in Draco

2449.

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 (1,920 days away) in Sculptor

2450.

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 13:30 PDT (1,921 days away) in Virgo

2451.

Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 06 Oct 2029 at 21:46 PDT (1,921 days away) in Pisces

2452.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 07 Oct 2029 at 12:15 PDT (1,922 days away) in Virgo

2453.

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 (1,922 days away) in Tucana

2454.

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 04:31 PDT (1,923 days away) in Virgo

2455.

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 05:30 PDT (1,923 days away) in Bootes

2456.

Draconid meteor shower 2029 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Oct 2029 (1,923 days away) in Draco

2457.

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 19:56 PDT (1,923 days away) in Virgo

2458.

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 17:32 PDT (1,924 days away) in Libra

2459.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2029 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Oct 2029 (1,925 days away) in Cetus

2460.

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 16:55 PDT (1,925 days away) in Scorpius