161.

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 (2,177 days ago) in Taurus

162.

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 (2,177 days ago) in Taurus

163.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 13:19 EDT (2,177 days ago) in Libra

164.

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 (2,177 days ago) in Pavo

165.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 00:08 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Cancer

166.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 13:05 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Sagittarius

167.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 22:48 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Gemini

168.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Macquarie Island, Tasmania and south-western New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 23:01 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Gemini

169.

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, 13 Jul 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,174 days ago) in Gemini

170.

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, 13 Jul 2018 at 05:22 EDT (2,174 days ago) in Gemini

171.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 18:03 EDT (2,173 days ago) in Leo

172.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 23:31 EDT (2,172 days ago) in Leo

173.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Jul 2018 at 00:20 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Leo

174.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 (2,170 days ago) in Sagittarius

175.

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. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 15:52 EDT (2,168 days ago) in Virgo

176.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 06:09 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Leo

177.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°26'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:56 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Libra

178.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 22:34 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Libra

179.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°10'. Sat, 21 Jul 2018 at 17:11 EDT (2,166 days ago) in Leo

180.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 at 01:52 EDT (2,162 days ago) in Sagittarius