1081.

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 (816 days away) in Sculptor

1082.

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 (816 days away) in Pisces

1083.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 at 12:48 EDT (817 days away) in Pisces

1084.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 02:35 EDT (818 days away) in Cetus

1085.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 at 04:57 EDT (818 days away) in Virgo

1086.

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 (818 days away) in Cetus

1087.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2026 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 (818 days away) in Sextans

1088.

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. Sun, 27 Sep 2026 (818 days away) in Tucana

1089.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 at 14:03 EDT (821 days away) in Taurus

1090.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 30 Sep 2026 at 15:10 EDT (821 days away) in Pisces

1091.

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. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 at 16:51 EDT (822 days away) in Taurus

1092.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 at 03:58 EDT (823 days away) in Taurus

1093.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Oct 2026 (823 days away) in Andromeda

1094.

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, 03 Oct 2026 at 09:25 EDT (824 days away) in Gemini

1095.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2026 (824 days away) in Sculptor

1096.

Saturn at opposition Saturn 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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 08:21 EDT (825 days away) in Cetus

1097.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 at 12:46 EDT (825 days away) in Cetus

1098.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 (825 days away) in Tucana

1099.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 01:32 EDT (826 days away) in Cancer

1100.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 at 02:11 EDT (826 days away) in Cancer