761.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 at 14:08 EDT (1,072 days ago) in Capricornus

762.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 21:21 EDT (1,071 days ago) in Aquarius

763.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 23:49 EDT (1,071 days ago) in Aquarius

764.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2021 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 (1,068 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

765.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2021 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 (1,066 days ago) in Aquarius

766.

α-Capricornid meteor shower 2021 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 (1,066 days ago) in Capricornus

767.

Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition Asteroid 12 Victoria makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 07:58 EDT (1,066 days ago) in Aquila

768.

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. Sat, 31 Jul 2021 at 09:16 EDT (1,065 days ago) in Aries

769.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 01 Aug 2021 at 10:14 EDT (1,064 days ago) in Cancer

770.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 at 02:06 EDT (1,063 days ago) in Capricornus

771.

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. Mon, 02 Aug 2021 at 03:35 EDT (1,063 days ago) in Taurus

772.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 08 Aug 2021 at 09:51 EDT (1,057 days ago) in Cancer

773.

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. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 at 14:41 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Leo

774.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Mon, 09 Aug 2021 at 20:42 EDT (1,056 days ago) in Leo

775.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 02:59 EDT (1,054 days ago) in Virgo

776.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 at 06:26 EDT (1,054 days ago) in Virgo

777.

Perseid meteor shower 2021 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 (1,053 days ago) in Perseus

778.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Aug 2021 (1,051 days ago) in Pegasus

779.

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. Sun, 15 Aug 2021 at 11:20 EDT (1,050 days ago) in Libra

780.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Aug 2021 (1,050 days ago) in Aquarius