1061.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 at 23:28 EDT (783 days away) in Leo

1062.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 at 03:29 EDT (785 days away) in Virgo

1063.

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, 13 Sep 2026 at 15:06 EDT (786 days away) in Virgo

1064.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 31'. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 at 07:11 EDT (787 days away) in Virgo

1065.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 at 07:34 EDT (787 days away) in Virgo

1066.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas and RAF Akrotiri. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 at 07:34 EDT (787 days away) in Virgo

1067.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Australia, Tasmania and Macquarie Island. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 at 08:53 EDT (790 days away) in Scorpius

1068.

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. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 at 16:44 EDT (791 days away) in Ophiuchus

1069.

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. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 at 23:00 EDT (791 days away) in Sagittarius

1070.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia, New Zealand and Pitcairn. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 at 02:45 EDT (793 days away) in Sagittarius

1071.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 at 13:32 EDT (795 days away) in Virgo

1072.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 at 20:08 EDT (795 days away) in Virgo

1073.

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. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 at 14:53 EDT (796 days away) in Capricornus

1074.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 (798 days away) in Sculptor

1075.

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, 25 Sep 2026 at 21:28 EDT (798 days away) in Pisces

1076.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 at 12:48 EDT (799 days away) in Pisces

1077.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 02:35 EDT (800 days away) in Cetus

1078.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 04:57 EDT (800 days away) in Virgo

1079.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°55'. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 08:00 EDT (800 days away) in Cetus

1080.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2026 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 (800 days away) in Sextans