4501.

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. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 at 13:23 EDT (3,648 days away) in Sagittarius

4502.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 at 13:44 EDT (3,648 days away) in Sagittarius

4503.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 (3,648 days away) in Sagittarius

4504.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 (3,648 days away) in Serpens Cauda

4505.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2034 at 14:49 EDT (3,653 days away) in Pisces

4506.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 01:56 EDT (3,655 days away) in Taurus

4507.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'17". Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:56 EDT (3,655 days away) in Pisces

4508.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:59 EDT (3,655 days away) in Pisces

4509.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:59 EDT (3,655 days away) in Pisces

4510.

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, 08 Jul 2034 at 21:59 EDT (3,655 days away) in Pisces

4511.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Argentina and Chile. Sun, 09 Jul 2034 at 07:00 EDT (3,656 days away) in Pisces

4512.

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 2034 (3,657 days away) in Pavo

4513.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Jul 2034 (3,659 days away) in Taurus

4514.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Wed, 12 Jul 2034 at 11:27 EDT (3,659 days away) in Taurus

4515.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Jul 2034 at 11:34 EDT (3,659 days away) in Orion

4516.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, China, Japan and North Korea. Wed, 12 Jul 2034 at 15:04 EDT (3,659 days away) in Taurus

4517.

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. Wed, 12 Jul 2034 at 15:34 EDT (3,659 days away) in Taurus

4518.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°24'. Fri, 14 Jul 2034 at 03:04 EDT (3,661 days away) in Gemini

4519.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 15 Jul 2034 at 14:16 EDT (3,662 days away) in Gemini

4520.

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. Sun, 16 Jul 2034 at 05:23 EDT (3,663 days away) in Cancer