4881.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Jun 2030 at 00:51 EDT (2,181 days away) in Taurus

4882.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Fri, 28 Jun 2030 at 01:12 EDT (2,181 days away) in Taurus

4883.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 29 Jun 2030 at 05:12 EDT (2,182 days away) in Taurus

4884.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 29 Jun 2030 (2,182 days away) in Ophiuchus

4885.

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 (2,183 days away) in Gemini

4886.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Jun 2030 at 17:35 EDT (2,183 days away) in Gemini

4887.

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 (2,184 days away) in Sagittarius

4888.

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 (2,184 days away) in Serpens Cauda

4889.

Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 04 Jul 2030 at 00:46 EDT (2,187 days away) in Sagittarius

4890.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2030 at 08:57 EDT (2,187 days away) in Pisces

4891.

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 (2,191 days away) in Virgo

4892.

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 (2,192 days away) in Taurus

4893.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 10 Jul 2030 at 12:51 EDT (2,193 days away) in Libra

4894.

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 (2,193 days away) in Libra

4895.

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 (2,193 days away) in Pavo

4896.

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 (2,194 days away) in Scorpius

4897.

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 (2,196 days away) in Ophiuchus

4898.

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 (2,197 days away) in Sagittarius

4899.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 21:41 EDT (2,197 days away) in Libra

4900.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 14 Jul 2030 at 22:11 EDT (2,197 days away) in Sagittarius