221.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°53'. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 at 07:50 EDT (129 days away) in Gemini

222.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 at 08:45 EDT (129 days away) in Gemini

223.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2024 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (131 days away) in Sextans

224.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 (131 days away) in Sextans

225.

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 2024 (131 days away) in Tucana

226.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 at 12:46 EDT (133 days away) in Pisces

227.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 at 17:19 EDT (134 days away) in Virgo

228.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 (135 days away) in Andromeda

229.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from southern Argentina and southern Chile. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:45 EDT (136 days away) in Virgo

230.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 14:50 EDT (136 days away) in Virgo

231.

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. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 at 15:39 EDT (136 days away) in Virgo

232.

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, 03 Oct 2024 at 04:19 EDT (137 days away) in Coma Berenices

233.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 (137 days away) in Sculptor

234.

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. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (138 days away) in Tucana

235.

NGC 300 is well placed NGC 300 (mag 8.1), a spiral galaxy in Sculptor culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 (138 days away) in Sculptor

236.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2024 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 (139 days away) in Draco

237.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:00 EDT (139 days away) in Libra

238.

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. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 14:39 EDT (139 days away) in Libra

239.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 at 16:26 EDT (139 days away) in Libra

240.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 (140 days away) in Tucana