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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 13:45 PDT (14 days ago) in Cancer

2.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 at 17:23 PDT (12 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 at 07:47 PDT (11 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°01'. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 at 09:31 PDT (11 days ago) in Leo

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 (11 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 at 04:06 PDT (7 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Falkland Islands amongst others. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 at 14:34 PDT (4 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 25 Jul 2026 at 09:45 PDT (3 days ago) in Ophiuchus

9.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 12:29 PDT (2 days ago) in Pisces

10.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 19:22 PDT (2 days ago) in Aquila

11.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto is optimally positioned for observation. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 23:46 PDT (2 days ago) in Capricornus

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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 countries and territories including Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand and Tasmania amongst others. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 at 08:26 PDT (Yesterday) in Sagittarius

13.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 02:53 PDT (7 hours ago) in Sagittarius

14.

Asteroid 324 Bamberga at opposition Asteroid 324 Bamberga makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 at 16:58 PDT (6 hours away) in Capricornus

15.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2026 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 (Tomorrow) in Piscis Austrinus

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 at 05:06 PDT (18 hours away) in Cancer

17.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 at 07:35 PDT (21 hours away) in Capricornus

18.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2026 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 (2 days away) in Aquarius

19.

α-Capricornid meteor shower 2026 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 (2 days away) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 at 08:07 PDT (2 days away) in Cancer