21.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 1°35' of each other. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 at 23:57 PDT (34 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

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 13:38 PDT (33 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 2°18' of each other. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 at 14:06 PDT (33 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

88P/Howell at perihelion 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 26 Sep 2020 (32 days ago) in Scorpius

25.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2020 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 26 Sep 2020 (31 days ago) in Sextans

26.

47-Tuc is well placed The second brightest globular cluster in the sky, 47 Tuc (NGC 104; mag 4.0), in Tucana is well placed in the sky. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 (31 days ago) in Tucana

27.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 at 17:51 PDT (30 days ago) in Aquarius

28.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 29 Sep 2020 at 01:36 PDT (29 days ago) in Coma Berenices

29.

Asteroid 68 Leto at opposition Asteroid 68 Leto is well placed for observation. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 at 09:46 PDT (28 days ago) in Cetus

30.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 03:32 PDT (27 days ago) in Virgo

31.

Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 at 14:05 PDT (27 days ago) in Cetus

32.

M110 is well placed M110 (mag 8.9), the brightest satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is well placed in the sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (27 days ago) in Andromeda

33.

M32 is well placed M32 (mag 9.0), the second brightest satellite galaxy of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) after M110 is well placed in the sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (27 days ago) in Andromeda

34.

M31 is well placed The Andromeda galaxy (M31; mag 4.4) is well placed in the sky. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 (27 days ago) in Andromeda

35.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°43'. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 20:25 PDT (26 days ago) in Pisces

36.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 0°39' of each other. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 21:00 PDT (26 days ago) in Pisces

37.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of South America. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 at 21:00 PDT (26 days ago) in Pisces

38.

The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 at 10:22 PDT (25 days ago) in Pisces

39.

NGC 253 is well placed The Sculptor galaxy (NGC 253; mag 8.0) is well placed in the sky. Sat, 03 Oct 2020 (25 days ago) in Sculptor

40.

SMC is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC; mag 2.7), in Tucana is well placed in the sky. Sun, 04 Oct 2020 (24 days ago) in Tucana