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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. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 at 14:17 PDT (2,840 days ago) in Aquarius

142.

Supernova Gaia17clt discovered A new supernova has been discovered in MRK 415. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 (2,843 days ago)

143.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 at 19:54 PDT (2,845 days ago) in Sagittarius

144.

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. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (2,845 days ago) in Tucana

145.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2017 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 (2,845 days ago) in Sextans

146.

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. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 at 23:49 PDT (2,846 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 at 17:33 PDT (2,846 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 at 16:49 PDT (2,846 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 at 23:41 PDT (2,847 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 (2,847 days ago) in Sculptor

151.

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. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 at 20:36 PDT (2,850 days ago) in Virgo

152.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 at 12:57 PDT (2,850 days ago) in Virgo

153.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°44'. Fri, 22 Sep 2017 at 00:51 PDT (2,850 days ago) in Virgo

154.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 19 Sep 2017 at 22:31 PDT (2,853 days ago) in Virgo

155.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'46". Mon, 18 Sep 2017 at 16:21 PDT (2,854 days ago) in Leo

156.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia amongst others. Mon, 18 Sep 2017 at 16:20 PDT (2,854 days ago) in Leo

157.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Sep 2017 at 16:20 PDT (2,854 days ago) in Leo

158.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8'20". Mon, 18 Sep 2017 at 12:42 PDT (2,854 days ago) in Leo

159.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Sudan, Libya, Chad and Egypt amongst others. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 at 21:59 PDT (2,855 days ago) in Leo

160.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 at 17:55 PDT (2,855 days ago) in Leo