181.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 28 Sep 2019 at 14:27 EDT (1,676 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 at 22:23 EDT (1,677 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (1,677 days ago) in Tucana

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Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 at 19:58 EDT (1,677 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2019 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (1,677 days ago) in Sextans

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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) passes perigee Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2019 (1,677 days ago) in Pegasus

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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2019 apparition. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 (1,678 days ago) in Pegasus

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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. Wed, 25 Sep 2019 (1,679 days ago) in Sculptor

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 18:00 EDT (1,680 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 at 03:43 EDT (1,681 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 21 Sep 2019 at 22:41 EDT (1,683 days ago) in Orion

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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 04:25 EDT (1,686 days ago) in Sagittarius

193.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 14 Sep 2019 at 00:32 EDT (1,690 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 13 Sep 2019 at 09:32 EDT (1,691 days ago) in Aquarius

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Comet 260P/McNaught passes perihelion Comet 260P/McNaught makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 (1,693 days ago) in Aries

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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. Wed, 11 Sep 2019 at 06:15 EDT (1,693 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 10 Sep 2019 at 03:15 EDT (1,694 days ago) in Aquarius

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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2019 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Sep 2019 (1,695 days ago) in Perseus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor amongst others. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 09:41 EDT (1,696 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Sep 2019 at 09:41 EDT (1,696 days ago) in Sagittarius