1681.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 19:58 EDT (361 days ago) in Sagittarius

1682.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 13:50 EDT (359 days ago) in Leo

1683.

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. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 21:48 EDT (359 days ago) in Pisces

1684.

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. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 (358 days ago) in Pavo

1685.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 15:44 EDT (357 days ago) in Aries

1686.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 17:21 EDT (357 days ago) in Aries

1687.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Sun, 16 Jul 2023 (352 days ago) in Draco

1688.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 14:33 EDT (351 days ago) in Gemini

1689.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 (351 days ago) in Sagittarius

1690.

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. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 07:24 EDT (350 days ago) in Cancer

1691.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 at 04:57 EDT (349 days ago) in Cancer

1692.

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. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 02:56 EDT (348 days ago) in Leo

1693.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°51'. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 04:38 EDT (348 days ago) in Leo

1694.

Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 (348 days ago) in Telescopium

1695.

Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 (348 days ago) in Telescopium

1696.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 00:00 EDT (347 days ago) in Leo

1697.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 02:57 EDT (347 days ago) in Leo

1698.

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, 22 Jul 2023 at 08:24 EDT (346 days ago) in Capricornus

1699.

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. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 at 18:07 EDT (343 days ago) in Virgo

1700.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°17'. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 at 08:45 EDT (342 days ago) in Leo