221.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars The Moon, Jupiter and Mars pass close to one another. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 07:38 EDT (5,884 days away) in Virgo

222.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 10:20 EDT (5,884 days away) in Virgo

223.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 13:21 EDT (5,884 days away) in Virgo

224.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 at 02:18 EDT (5,885 days away) in Virgo

225.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 at 03:51 EDT (5,885 days away) in Virgo

226.

Perseid meteor shower 2040 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 (5,885 days away) in Perseus

227.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Aug 2040 at 02:00 EDT (5,886 days away) in Leo

228.

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. Wed, 15 Aug 2040 at 14:36 EDT (5,888 days away) in Libra

229.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2040 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Aug 2040 (5,890 days away) in Draco

230.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 34' of each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2040 at 21:48 EDT (5,890 days away) in Virgo

231.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Sat, 18 Aug 2040 at 12:12 EDT (5,891 days away) in Virgo

232.

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, 18 Aug 2040 at 18:01 EDT (5,891 days away) in Aquarius

233.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil amongst others. Sun, 19 Aug 2040 at 02:17 EDT (5,892 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 20 Aug 2040 at 17:50 EDT (5,893 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 20 Aug 2040 at 23:51 EDT (5,893 days away) in Capricornus

236.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 22 Aug 2040 at 05:09 EDT (5,895 days away) in Aquarius

237.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Aug 2040 at 20:33 EDT (5,899 days away) in Aries

238.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Western Asia. Sun, 26 Aug 2040 at 20:33 EDT (5,899 days away) in Aries

239.

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, 29 Aug 2040 at 07:17 EDT (5,902 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 1°49' of each other. Thu, 30 Aug 2040 at 21:31 EDT (5,903 days away) in Virgo