1.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 at 10:30 PDT (13 days ago) in Pisces

2.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 04:40 PDT (12 days ago) in Pisces

3.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 09:32 PDT (12 days ago) in Pisces

4.

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. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 12:29 PDT (12 days ago) in Pisces

5.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 14:49 PDT (12 days ago) in Pisces

6.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 00:10 PDT (10 days ago) in Aquila

7.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 14:34 PDT (10 days ago) in Sagittarius

8.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 16:17 PDT (9 days ago) in Taurus

9.

The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 (9 days ago) in Pavo

10.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 06:24 PDT (8 days ago) in Taurus

11.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°19'. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 07:40 PDT (8 days ago) in Taurus

12.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Argentina amongst others. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 04:32 PDT (7 days ago) in Taurus

13.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 18:20 PDT (7 days ago) in Gemini

14.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 at 00:56 PDT (6 days ago) in Gemini

15.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 02:44 PDT (5 days ago) in Gemini

16.

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 (5 days ago) in Cancer

17.

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 (3 days ago) in Leo

18.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 at 07:47 PDT (2 days ago) in Leo

19.

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 (2 days ago) in Leo

20.

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 (2 days ago) in Sagittarius