1021.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 (765 days away) in Gemini

1022.

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, 05 Aug 2026 at 22:21 EDT (765 days away) in Aries

1023.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 at 02:45 EDT (767 days away) in Taurus

1024.

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 Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 16:11 EDT (768 days away) in Taurus

1025.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:33 EDT (769 days away) in Taurus

1026.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:48 EDT (769 days away) in Taurus

1027.

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, 10 Aug 2026 at 07:17 EDT (770 days away) in Gemini

1028.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 10:04 EDT (770 days away) in Orion

1029.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 at 08:48 EDT (771 days away) in Cancer

1030.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:37 EDT (772 days away) in Leo

1031.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Greenland and Spain. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:47 EDT (772 days away) in Leo

1032.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 15:44 EDT (772 days away) in Virgo

1033.

Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (773 days away) in Perseus

1034.

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. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:01 EDT (774 days away) in Leo

1035.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:31 EDT (774 days away) in Cancer

1036.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59 EDT (774 days away) in Virgo

1037.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 (774 days away) in Pegasus

1038.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 at 05:13 EDT (775 days away) in Cancer

1039.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 (775 days away) in Aquarius

1040.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 at 02:56 EDT (776 days away) in Virgo