2821.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 31 Jul 2030 at 06:15 EDT (2,219 days away) in Leo

2822.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Thu, 01 Aug 2030 at 16:49 EDT (2,220 days away) in Leo

2823.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 01 Aug 2030 at 21:07 EDT (2,220 days away) in Leo

2824.

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, 03 Aug 2030 at 09:53 EDT (2,222 days away) in Capricornus

2825.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 04 Aug 2030 at 17:19 EDT (2,223 days away) in Leo

2826.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Mon, 05 Aug 2030 at 20:07 EDT (2,224 days away) in Gemini

2827.

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, 06 Aug 2030 at 12:43 EDT (2,225 days away) in Libra

2828.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Aug 2030 at 20:24 EDT (2,225 days away) in Libra

2829.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°10'. Tue, 06 Aug 2030 at 21:28 EDT (2,225 days away) in Libra

2830.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Bahamas, the Contiguous United States and Turks and Caicos Islands amongst others. Wed, 07 Aug 2030 at 20:19 EDT (2,226 days away) in Scorpius

2831.

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. Fri, 09 Aug 2030 at 18:44 EDT (2,228 days away) in Sagittarius

2832.

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, 12 Aug 2030 at 01:44 EDT (2,231 days away) in Capricornus

2833.

Perseid meteor shower 2030 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Aug 2030 (2,232 days away) in Perseus

2834.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 13 Aug 2030 at 06:44 EDT (2,232 days away) in Aquarius

2835.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Aug 2030 (2,233 days away) in Pegasus

2836.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Aug 2030 (2,234 days away) in Aquarius

2837.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2030 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Aug 2030 (2,237 days away) in Draco

2838.

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, 20 Aug 2030 at 21:15 EDT (2,239 days away) in Taurus

2839.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Aug 2030 at 18:11 EDT (2,240 days away) in Taurus

2840.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Wed, 21 Aug 2030 at 18:32 EDT (2,240 days away) in Taurus