981.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 12:32 EDT (736 days away) in Pisces

982.

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. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 15:29 EDT (736 days away) in Pisces

983.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 17:49 EDT (736 days away) in Pisces

984.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 00:46 EDT (738 days away) in Aquila

985.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 15:10 EDT (738 days away) in Sagittarius

986.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 19:17 EDT (739 days away) in Taurus

987.

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. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 (739 days away) in Pavo

988.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 09:24 EDT (740 days away) in Taurus

989.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°19'. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 10:40 EDT (740 days away) in Taurus

990.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Argentina amongst others. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 07:32 EDT (741 days away) in Taurus

991.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 21:20 EDT (741 days away) in Gemini

992.

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, 13 Jul 2026 at 03:56 EDT (742 days away) in Gemini

993.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 at 05:44 EDT (743 days away) in Gemini

994.

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, 14 Jul 2026 at 16:45 EDT (743 days away) in Cancer

995.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 at 20:23 EDT (745 days away) in Leo

996.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 at 10:47 EDT (746 days away) in Leo

997.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°01'. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 at 12:31 EDT (746 days away) in Leo

998.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 (746 days away) in Sagittarius

999.

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. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 at 07:06 EDT (750 days away) in Virgo

1000.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Falkland Islands amongst others. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 at 17:34 EDT (753 days away) in Scorpius