261.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 at 19:54 EDT (974 days ago) in Pisces

262.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 at 15:14 EDT (972 days ago) in Virgo

263.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 at 13:08 EDT (970 days ago) in Aries

264.

NGC 55 is well placed NGC 55 (mag 8.2), a barred irregular galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 24 Sep 2021 (970 days ago) in Sculptor

265.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2021 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 (967 days ago) in Sextans

266.

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. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 (967 days ago) in Tucana

267.

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. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 at 21:57 EDT (966 days ago) in Gemini

268.

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. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 at 10:35 EDT (964 days ago) in Coma Berenices

269.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Oct 2021 (962 days ago) in Andromeda

270.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 (961 days ago) in Sculptor

271.

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. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 (960 days ago) in Tucana

272.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2021 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (959 days ago) in Draco

273.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 05 Oct 2021 (959 days ago) in Sculptor

274.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 at 07:06 EDT (958 days ago) in Virgo

275.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 (957 days ago) in Tucana

276.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 at 23:35 EDT (957 days ago) in Virgo

277.

Draconid meteor shower 2021 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 (956 days ago) in Draco

278.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 12:14 EDT (955 days ago) in Virgo

279.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 14:35 EDT (955 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Oct 2021 at 16:04 EDT (955 days ago) in Scorpius