1041.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 at 13:11 EDT (769 days away) in Leo

1042.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Antarctica, Africa and Europe. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 00:14 EDT (770 days away) in Aquarius

1043.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 00:18 EDT (770 days away) in Aquarius

1044.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 10:22 EDT (770 days away) in Aquarius

1045.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 at 22:32 EDT (772 days away) in Pisces

1046.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°02'. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 at 04:07 EDT (773 days away) in Pisces

1047.

Aurigid meteor shower 2026 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 (774 days away) in Auriga

1048.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 at 08:25 EDT (776 days away) in Taurus

1049.

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. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 03:51 EDT (777 days away) in Taurus

1050.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 11:06 EDT (777 days away) in Virgo

1051.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 at 22:37 EDT (777 days away) in Taurus

1052.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 14:26 EDT (779 days away) in Gemini

1053.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 15:28 EDT (779 days away) in Gemini

1054.

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. Sun, 06 Sep 2026 at 16:42 EDT (779 days away) in Gemini

1055.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 01:54 EDT (781 days away) in Cancer

1056.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:11 EDT (781 days away) in Cancer

1057.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:44 EDT (781 days away) in Cancer

1058.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and the Contiguous United States amongst others. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 at 14:44 EDT (781 days away) in Cancer

1059.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2026 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 (782 days away) in Perseus

1060.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 15:29 EDT (783 days away) in Taurus