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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2022 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 (654 days ago) in Perseus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 10 Sep 2022 at 05:58 EDT (653 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 11 Sep 2022 at 11:16 EDT (652 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Sep 2022 at 12:41 EDT (652 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 at 18:26 EDT (649 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Shetland, Orkney, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 at 18:26 EDT (649 days ago) in Aries

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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. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 18:12 EDT (647 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 20:16 EDT (647 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 21:43 EDT (647 days ago) in Taurus

470.

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. Sat, 17 Sep 2022 at 17:52 EDT (646 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 at 10:43 EDT (644 days ago) in Gemini

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 at 20:58 EDT (641 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 at 02:45 EDT (640 days ago) in Virgo

474.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 17:55 EDT (638 days ago) in Virgo

475.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 (638 days ago) in Sculptor

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 22:13 EDT (638 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter 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, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (637 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (636 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (636 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 at 02:57 EDT (635 days ago) in Virgo