501.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2022 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 (581 days ago) in Draco

502.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 06 Oct 2022 at 16:57 EDT (581 days ago) in Virgo

503.

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. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 at 10:30 EDT (580 days ago) in Aquarius

504.

NGC 362 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 362 (mag 6.6) in Tucana culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 (580 days ago) in Tucana

505.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 04:53 EDT (579 days ago) in Virgo

506.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 14:11 EDT (579 days ago) in Pisces

507.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 14:52 EDT (579 days ago) in Virgo

508.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 at 15:48 EDT (579 days ago) in Pisces

509.

Draconid meteor shower 2022 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Oct 2022 (578 days ago) in Draco

510.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 (578 days ago) in Virgo

511.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Oct 2022 at 16:54 EDT (578 days ago) in Pisces

512.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2022 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 (577 days ago) in Cetus

513.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2022 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 (576 days ago) in Auriga

514.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 02:11 EDT (575 days ago) in Aries

515.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Alaska and Greenland amongst others. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 02:11 EDT (575 days ago) in Aries

516.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 at 23:40 EDT (573 days ago) in Taurus

517.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 at 00:31 EDT (572 days ago) in Taurus

518.

The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed The Triangulum Galaxy M33 (mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Oct 2022 (572 days ago) in Triangulum

519.

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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 06:20 EDT (570 days ago) in Gemini

520.

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. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 13:15 EDT (570 days ago) in Gemini