161.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°35'. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 02:48 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Sagittarius

162.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 02:56 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Sagittarius

163.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 (1,318 days ago) in Scorpius

164.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Sagittarius

165.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Sagittarius

166.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2020 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,316 days ago) in Sextans

167.

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. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,316 days ago) in Tucana

168.

Supernova SN2020ukx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2784. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (1,315 days ago)

169.

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. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 20:50 EDT (1,315 days ago) in Aquarius

170.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Sagittarius

171.

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. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 04:23 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Coma Berenices

172.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 06:43 EDT (1,312 days ago) in Virgo

173.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 17:05 EDT (1,312 days ago) in Cetus

174.

The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed The Andromeda Galaxy M31 (mag 3.4) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (1,312 days ago) in Andromeda

175.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:24 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Pisces

176.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Pisces

177.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Namibia and Angola amongst others. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 23:59 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 at 13:22 EDT (1,310 days ago) in Pisces

179.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 (mag 7.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (1,310 days ago) in Sculptor

180.

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. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (1,309 days ago) in Tucana