561.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 05:24 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Pisces

562.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 11:58 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Capricornus

563.

Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 (1,472 days ago) in Corvus

564.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 at 23:57 EDT (1,471 days ago) in Cancer

565.

Supernova SN2020rcq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 6930. Sat, 08 Aug 2020 (1,467 days ago)

566.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 45'. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 03:59 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Pisces

567.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Pisces

568.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Antarctica and Chile amongst others. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Pisces

569.

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. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 09:50 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Pisces

570.

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, 11 Aug 2020 at 12:45 EDT (1,465 days ago) in Aries

571.

Perseid meteor shower 2020 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 (1,464 days ago) in Perseus

572.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 16:53 EDT (1,464 days ago) in Orion

573.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 09:17 EDT (1,463 days ago) in Gemini

574.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 (1,463 days ago) in Pegasus

575.

Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,462 days ago) in Taurus

576.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,462 days ago) in Aquarius

577.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:44 EDT (1,461 days ago) in Gemini

578.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,461 days ago) in Gemini

579.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,461 days ago) in Aries

580.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 10:39 EDT (1,461 days ago) in Aquarius