2861.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 15 Sep 2030 at 16:51 EDT (2,265 days away) in Leo

2862.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 16 Sep 2030 (2,266 days away) in Leo

2863.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 17 Sep 2030 at 16:48 EDT (2,267 days away) in Leo

2864.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Sep 2030 at 03:45 EDT (2,268 days away) in Taurus

2865.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Wed, 18 Sep 2030 at 04:02 EDT (2,268 days away) in Taurus

2866.

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 (2,268 days away) in Taurus

2867.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Sep 2030 at 07:28 EDT (2,269 days away) in Taurus

2868.

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 (2,269 days away) in Taurus

2869.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Sep 2030 at 17:26 EDT (2,270 days away) in Taurus

2870.

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 (2,272 days away) in Virgo

2871.

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 (2,274 days away) in Leo

2872.

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 (2,275 days away) in Sculptor

2873.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 at 05:55 EDT (2,277 days away) in Virgo

2874.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2030 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2030 (2,277 days away) in Sextans

2875.

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 (2,277 days away) in Tucana

2876.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 28 Sep 2030 at 05:21 EDT (2,278 days away) in Taurus

2877.

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 (2,279 days away) in Virgo

2878.

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 (2,280 days away) in Libra

2879.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Sep 2030 at 19:58 EDT (2,280 days away) in Libra

2880.

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 (2,280 days away) in Libra