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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, Shetland, Orkney, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 at 18:26 EDT (626 days ago) in Aries

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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. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 18:12 EDT (624 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 20:16 EDT (624 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 21:43 EDT (624 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 17 Sep 2022 at 17:52 EDT (623 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 19 Sep 2022 at 10:43 EDT (621 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 at 20:58 EDT (618 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 at 02:45 EDT (617 days ago) in Virgo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 17:55 EDT (615 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 (615 days ago) in Sculptor

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 25 Sep 2022 at 22:13 EDT (615 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 at 15:25 EDT (614 days ago) in Pisces

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Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2022 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (613 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 (613 days ago) in Tucana

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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. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 at 02:57 EDT (612 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 at 05:06 EDT (610 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 01 Oct 2022 at 16:26 EDT (609 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 (608 days ago) in Andromeda

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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. Sun, 02 Oct 2022 at 20:14 EDT (608 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 at 01:05 EDT (607 days ago) in Sagittarius