481.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 at 05:13 EDT (1,471 days ago) in Sagittarius

482.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,471 days ago) in Sagittarius

483.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 17:55 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Sagittarius

484.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 17:38 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Sagittarius

485.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 05:13 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Sagittarius

486.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Sagittarius

487.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas and Africa. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 00:30 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Sagittarius

488.

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 (1,473 days ago) in Auriga

489.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 07:34 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Pisces

490.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 at 19:58 EDT (1,475 days ago) in Sagittarius

491.

Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 (1,475 days ago) in Gemini

492.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 (1,476 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

493.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 22:47 EDT (1,477 days ago) in Gemini

494.

Supernova SN2020nvb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4457. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,476 days ago)

495.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,477 days ago) in Sagittarius

496.

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. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 22:12 EDT (1,478 days ago) in Virgo

497.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Ophiuchus

498.

Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Sextans

499.

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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 04:16 EDT (1,479 days ago) in Virgo

500.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 15:10 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Sagittarius