Sky Events

September 1: Aurigid meteor shower peaks

September 9: ε-Perseid meteor shower peaks

September 14: Last Quarter Moon

September 16: Conjunction of Moon & Jupiter with angular separation of 4°33′

September 19: Close approach of Moon and Venus in pre-dawn sky

September 21: New Moon, Saturn at Opposition

September 22: Autumnal Equinox

September 23: Neptune at opposition

September 27: Daytime Sextantid meteor shower peaks

September 29: First Quarter Moon

Planets in September

Mercury: Poor position morning planet, visibility decreases as month goes on

Venus: Morning planet, best at start of September

Mars: Poor position evening planet, visibility decreases as month goes on

Jupiter: Excellent morning planet, gaining altitude as the month goes on

Saturn: Excellent visibility, opposition on the 21st

October 2025

October 2: Ceres at opposition

October 5: Conjunction of Saturn and Moon, with angular separation of 3°47′

October 5: Camelopardalid meteor shower

October 6: Full Moon

October 8: Draconid meteor shower

October 10: Southern Taurid meteor shower

October 13: Last Quarter Moon

October 13: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter

October 18: ε-Geminid meteor shower

October 19: Conjunction of Moon and Venus

October 21: New Moon

October 21: Orionid meteor shower

October 24: Leonis Minorid meteor shower

October 29: First Quarter Moon

October 29: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation

Planets in October

Mercury: Low altitude evening planet, poor visibility, greatest eastern elongation October 29

Venus: Morning planet, losing altitude as month marches on

Mars: Low altitude evening planet, poor visibility

Jupiter: Excellent visibility, rising before midnight, visible through night till dawn

Saturn: Excellent visibility, rising before sunset, visible through night, sets before dawn