721.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 23:31 EDT (2,224 days ago) in Leo

722.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 18:03 EDT (2,225 days ago) in Leo

723.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 at 05:22 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Gemini

724.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Gemini

725.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Macquarie Island, Tasmania and south-western New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 23:01 EDT (2,227 days ago) in Gemini

726.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 22:48 EDT (2,227 days ago) in Gemini

727.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 00:08 EDT (2,227 days ago) in Cancer

728.

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. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 (2,229 days ago) in Pavo

729.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 13:19 EDT (2,229 days ago) in Libra

730.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and the Contiguous United States. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 05:34 EDT (2,229 days ago) in Taurus

731.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 01:56 EDT (2,229 days ago) in Taurus

732.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 07 Jul 2018 at 11:02 EDT (2,232 days ago) in Cancer

733.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,233 days ago) in Pisces

734.

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. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 03:51 EDT (2,233 days ago) in Cetus

735.

Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 at 09:28 EDT (2,235 days ago) in Cancer

736.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 (2,236 days ago) in Cancer

737.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 (2,237 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

738.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2018 (2,238 days ago) in Sagittarius

739.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 21:46 EDT (2,239 days ago) in Capricornus

740.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 19:57 EDT (2,239 days ago) in Capricornus