141.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2023 (358 days ago) in Sagittarius

142.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Jul 2023 (357 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

143.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 at 07:38 EDT (356 days ago) in Sagittarius

144.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 16:06 EDT (353 days ago) in Pisces

145.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 23:09 EDT (353 days ago) in Aquarius

146.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 00:59 EDT (352 days ago) in Aquarius

147.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 19:58 EDT (352 days ago) in Sagittarius

148.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 13:50 EDT (350 days ago) in Leo

149.

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. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 21:48 EDT (350 days ago) in Pisces

150.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 15:44 EDT (348 days ago) in Aries

151.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 17:21 EDT (348 days ago) in Aries

152.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Sun, 16 Jul 2023 (343 days ago) in Draco

153.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 (342 days ago) in Sagittarius

154.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°51'. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 04:38 EDT (339 days ago) in Leo

155.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 00:00 EDT (338 days ago) in Leo

156.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 02:57 EDT (338 days ago) in Leo

157.

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. Sat, 22 Jul 2023 at 08:24 EDT (337 days ago) in Capricornus

158.

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. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 18:07 EDT (334 days ago) in Virgo

159.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 at 01:25 EDT (331 days ago) in Scorpius

160.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2023 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2023 (330 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus