3221.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°43'. Thu, 03 Jul 2031 at 03:05 PDT (2,555 days away) in Ophiuchus

3222.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 04 Jul 2031 at 12:01 PDT (2,556 days away) in Sagittarius

3223.

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. Fri, 04 Jul 2031 at 12:11 PDT (2,556 days away) in Sagittarius

3224.

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, 04 Jul 2031 at 14:16 PDT (2,556 days away) in Sagittarius

3225.

Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Jul 2031 at 06:51 PDT (2,557 days away) in Cancer

3226.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sun, 06 Jul 2031 at 00:09 PDT (2,558 days away) in Pisces

3227.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 06 Jul 2031 (2,559 days away) in Leo

3228.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Mon, 07 Jul 2031 at 00:43 PDT (2,559 days away) in Leo

3229.

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. Thu, 10 Jul 2031 (2,562 days away) in Pavo

3230.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 10 Jul 2031 at 17:07 PDT (2,562 days away) in Cancer

3231.

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. Fri, 11 Jul 2031 at 04:50 PDT (2,563 days away) in Pisces

3232.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 14 Jul 2031 at 22:36 PDT (2,566 days away) in Leo

3233.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Tue, 15 Jul 2031 at 23:36 PDT (2,567 days away) in Taurus

3234.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Jul 2031 at 23:36 PDT (2,567 days away) in Taurus

3235.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Tue, 15 Jul 2031 at 23:36 PDT (2,567 days away) in Taurus

3236.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Jul 2031 (2,569 days away) in Sagittarius

3237.

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. Fri, 18 Jul 2031 at 07:28 PDT (2,570 days away) in Gemini

3238.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 18 Jul 2031 at 22:36 PDT (2,570 days away) in Pisces

3239.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 19 Jul 2031 at 06:41 PDT (2,571 days away) in Gemini

3240.

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. Sat, 19 Jul 2031 at 21:25 PDT (2,571 days away) in Cancer