481.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 22:48 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Gemini

482.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 00:08 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Cancer

483.

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 (2,228 days ago) in Pavo

484.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 13:19 EDT (2,228 days ago) in Libra

485.

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 (2,228 days ago) in Taurus

486.

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 (2,228 days ago) in Taurus

487.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 07 Jul 2018 at 11:02 EDT (2,231 days ago) in Cancer

488.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 12:46 EDT (2,232 days ago) in Pisces

489.

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 (2,232 days ago) in Cetus

490.

Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 at 09:28 EDT (2,234 days ago) in Cancer

491.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 (2,235 days ago) in Cancer

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. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 (2,236 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

493.

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 (2,237 days ago) in Sagittarius

494.

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 (2,238 days ago) in Capricornus

495.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 19:57 EDT (2,238 days ago) in Capricornus

496.

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. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 at 22:43 EDT (2,239 days ago) in Sagittarius

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. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 (2,239 days ago) in Ophiuchus

498.

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. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 10:55 EDT (2,240 days ago) in Sagittarius

499.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 00:52 EDT (2,240 days ago) in Sagittarius

500.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,241 days ago) in Sagittarius