641.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 23 Jul 2033 at 05:16 EDT (3,294 days away) in Pisces

642.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jul 2033 at 22:35 EDT (3,293 days away) in Taurus

643.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Fri, 22 Jul 2033 at 22:27 EDT (3,293 days away) in Taurus

644.

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. Tue, 19 Jul 2033 at 00:07 EDT (3,290 days away) in Pisces

645.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jul 2033 (3,288 days away) in Sagittarius

646.

Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition Asteroid 89 Julia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 17 Jul 2033 at 10:22 EDT (3,288 days away) in Sagittarius

647.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 17 Jul 2033 at 00:46 EDT (3,288 days away) in Aquila

648.

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. Sat, 16 Jul 2033 at 05:22 EDT (3,287 days away) in Pisces

649.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°32'. Fri, 15 Jul 2033 at 14:30 EDT (3,286 days away) in Aquarius

650.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 15 Jul 2033 at 12:12 EDT (3,286 days away) in Aquarius

651.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 13 Jul 2033 at 19:58 EDT (3,284 days away) in Sagittarius

652.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 12 Jul 2033 at 05:28 EDT (3,283 days away) in Sagittarius

653.

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. Mon, 11 Jul 2033 at 17:54 EDT (3,282 days away) in Sagittarius

654.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°56'. Sun, 10 Jul 2033 at 23:07 EDT (3,281 days away) in Sagittarius

655.

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. Sat, 09 Jul 2033 (3,280 days away) in Pavo

656.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 05 Jul 2033 at 07:12 EDT (3,276 days away) in Sagittarius

657.

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. Mon, 04 Jul 2033 at 13:12 EDT (3,275 days away) in Virgo

658.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2033 at 06:42 EDT (3,275 days away) in Gemini

659.

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. Mon, 04 Jul 2033 at 00:54 EDT (3,275 days away) in Virgo

660.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sun, 03 Jul 2033 at 16:51 EDT (3,274 days away) in Pisces