421.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 at 05:41 EDT (702 days ago) in Cetus

422.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 (702 days ago) in Virgo

423.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 at 07:10 EDT (702 days ago) in Cetus

424.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 (702 days ago) in Aquarius

425.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2022 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 (699 days ago) in Draco

426.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 10:14 EDT (699 days ago) in Aries

427.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Alaska, Hawaii, Kiribati and Marshall Islands amongst others. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 10:14 EDT (699 days ago) in Aries

428.

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, 19 Aug 2022 at 00:36 EDT (698 days ago) in Taurus

429.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 06:36 EDT (698 days ago) in Taurus

430.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°41'. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 08:17 EDT (698 days ago) in Taurus

431.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 05:34 EDT (695 days ago) in Aquarius

432.

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, 22 Aug 2022 at 17:52 EDT (695 days ago) in Gemini

433.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 17:33 EDT (694 days ago) in Virgo

434.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:40 EDT (693 days ago) in Aries

435.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 13:49 EDT (693 days ago) in Cancer

436.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 16:58 EDT (692 days ago) in Cancer

437.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 04:18 EDT (690 days ago) in Leo

438.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 05:47 EDT (690 days ago) in Virgo

439.

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 28 Aug 2022 (689 days ago) in Virgo

440.

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, 29 Aug 2022 at 04:18 EDT (688 days ago) in Virgo