3261.

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. Tue, 05 Aug 2031 at 08:07 EDT (2,588 days away) in Capricornus

3262.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 07 Aug 2031 at 05:17 EDT (2,590 days away) in Cancer

3263.

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, 09 Aug 2031 at 20:24 EDT (2,592 days away) in Aries

3264.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 10 Aug 2031 at 22:55 EDT (2,593 days away) in Cancer

3265.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 00:00 EDT (2,595 days away) in Cancer

3266.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:23 EDT (2,595 days away) in Taurus

3267.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:23 EDT (2,595 days away) in Taurus

3268.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:24 EDT (2,595 days away) in Taurus

3269.

Perseid meteor shower 2031 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 13 Aug 2031 (2,596 days away) in Perseus

3270.

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, 14 Aug 2031 at 17:37 EDT (2,597 days away) in Gemini

3271.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Aug 2031 (2,597 days away) in Pegasus

3272.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Aug 2031 (2,598 days away) in Aquarius

3273.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Aug 2031 at 00:56 EDT (2,599 days away) in Ophiuchus

3274.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Aug 2031 at 00:33 EDT (2,601 days away) in Leo

3275.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2031 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Aug 2031 (2,601 days away) in Draco

3276.

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, 19 Aug 2031 at 19:13 EDT (2,602 days away) in Leo

3277.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay amongst others. Fri, 22 Aug 2031 at 18:06 EDT (2,605 days away) in Virgo

3278.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Mon, 25 Aug 2031 at 09:40 EDT (2,608 days away) in Scorpius

3279.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Aug 2031 at 10:19 EDT (2,608 days away) in Scorpius

3280.

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, 25 Aug 2031 at 14:40 EDT (2,608 days away) in Libra