521.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°46'. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 13:12 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Capricornus

522.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 11:35 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Capricornus

523.

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. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 07:22 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Sagittarius

524.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 05:52 EDT (2,157 days ago) in Sagittarius

525.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 05:37 EDT (2,157 days ago) in Sagittarius

526.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 03:49 EDT (2,160 days ago) in Libra

527.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2018 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Aug 2018 (2,160 days ago) in Draco

528.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 09:13 EDT (2,161 days ago) in Libra

529.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 06:37 EDT (2,161 days ago) in Libra

530.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 04:11 EDT (2,161 days ago) in Virgo

531.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 (2,163 days ago) in Aquarius

532.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 01:13 EDT (2,163 days ago) in Virgo

533.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 (2,164 days ago) in Pegasus

534.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 13:30 EDT (2,164 days ago) in Virgo

535.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°15'. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 09:34 EDT (2,164 days ago) in Virgo

536.

Perseid meteor shower 2018 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 (2,165 days ago) in Perseus

537.

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. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 at 15:07 EDT (2,166 days ago) in Leo

538.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:58 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Leo

539.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Russia, Eastern Asia, Greenland, eastern Canada, Kazakhstan and Northern Europe. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:46 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Leo

540.

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, 10 Aug 2018 at 14:06 EDT (2,168 days ago) in Cancer