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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. Sun, 30 Jun 2030 at 08:15 EDT (2,204 days away) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Jun 2030 at 17:35 EDT (2,204 days away) in Gemini

223.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 01 Jul 2030 (2,205 days away) in Sagittarius

224.

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, 01 Jul 2030 (2,205 days away) in Serpens Cauda

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Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 03 Jul 2030 at 12:46 EDT (2,207 days away) in Sagittarius

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2030 at 08:57 EDT (2,208 days away) in Pisces

227.

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, 08 Jul 2030 at 07:02 EDT (2,212 days away) in Virgo

228.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Tue, 09 Jul 2030 at 07:35 EDT (2,213 days away) in Taurus

229.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 10 Jul 2030 at 12:51 EDT (2,214 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°32'. Wed, 10 Jul 2030 at 14:02 EDT (2,214 days away) in Libra

231.

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. Wed, 10 Jul 2030 (2,214 days away) in Pavo

232.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia and Russia. Thu, 11 Jul 2030 at 13:21 EDT (2,215 days away) in Scorpius

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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, 13 Jul 2030 at 01:14 EDT (2,217 days away) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 16:57 EDT (2,218 days away) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 21:41 EDT (2,218 days away) in Libra

236.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 22:11 EDT (2,218 days away) in Sagittarius

237.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 16 Jul 2030 at 12:21 EDT (2,220 days away) in Pisces

238.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jul 2030 (2,221 days away) in Sagittarius

239.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 21 Jul 2030 (2,226 days away) in Leo

240.

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. Mon, 22 Jul 2030 at 04:08 EDT (2,226 days away) in Pisces