6901.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°12'. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 03:53 EDT (5,878 days away) in Virgo

6902.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars The Moon, Jupiter and Mars pass close to one another. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 07:38 EDT (5,878 days away) in Virgo

6903.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 10:20 EDT (5,878 days away) in Virgo

6904.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 13:21 EDT (5,878 days away) in Virgo

6905.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 at 02:18 EDT (5,879 days away) in Virgo

6906.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 at 03:51 EDT (5,879 days away) in Virgo

6907.

Perseid meteor shower 2040 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 (5,879 days away) in Perseus

6908.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Aug 2040 at 02:00 EDT (5,880 days away) in Leo

6909.

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. Wed, 15 Aug 2040 at 14:36 EDT (5,882 days away) in Libra

6910.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2040 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Aug 2040 (5,884 days away) in Draco

6911.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 34' of each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2040 at 21:48 EDT (5,884 days away) in Virgo

6912.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Sat, 18 Aug 2040 at 12:12 EDT (5,885 days away) in Virgo

6913.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil amongst others. Sun, 19 Aug 2040 at 02:17 EDT (5,886 days away) in Sagittarius

6914.

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, 20 Aug 2040 at 17:50 EDT (5,887 days away) in Capricornus

6915.

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. Mon, 20 Aug 2040 at 23:51 EDT (5,887 days away) in Capricornus

6916.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 22 Aug 2040 at 05:09 EDT (5,889 days away) in Aquarius

6917.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Aug 2040 at 20:33 EDT (5,893 days away) in Aries

6918.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Western Asia. Sun, 26 Aug 2040 at 20:33 EDT (5,893 days away) in Aries

6919.

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. Wed, 29 Aug 2040 at 07:17 EDT (5,896 days away) in Taurus

6920.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 1°49' of each other. Thu, 30 Aug 2040 at 21:31 EDT (5,897 days away) in Virgo