1161.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 06:19 EDT (750 days away) in Gemini

1162.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 (750 days away) in Gemini

1163.

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. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 22:21 EDT (750 days away) in Aries

1164.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 at 02:45 EDT (752 days away) in Taurus

1165.

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 Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 16:11 EDT (753 days away) in Taurus

1166.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:33 EDT (754 days away) in Taurus

1167.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:48 EDT (754 days away) in Taurus

1168.

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, 10 Aug 2026 at 07:17 EDT (755 days away) in Gemini

1169.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 10:53 EDT (755 days away) in Orion

1170.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 at 08:48 EDT (756 days away) in Cancer

1171.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:37 EDT (757 days away) in Leo

1172.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Greenland and Spain. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:47 EDT (757 days away) in Leo

1173.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 15:44 EDT (757 days away) in Virgo

1174.

Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (758 days away) in Perseus

1175.

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, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:01 EDT (759 days away) in Leo

1176.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:31 EDT (759 days away) in Cancer

1177.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59 EDT (759 days away) in Virgo

1178.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 (759 days away) in Pegasus

1179.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 05:13 EDT (760 days away) in Cancer

1180.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 (760 days away) in Aquarius