1461.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°15'. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 00:21 EDT (1,077 days away) in Taurus

1462.

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. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 20:26 EDT (1,077 days away) in Gemini

1463.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 03 Jul 2027 at 23:03 EDT (1,077 days away) in Gemini

1464.

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. Sun, 04 Jul 2027 at 16:55 EDT (1,078 days away) in Gemini

1465.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 05 Jul 2027 at 01:05 EDT (1,079 days away) in Pisces

1466.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Jul 2027 at 21:29 EDT (1,080 days away) in Leo

1467.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Tue, 06 Jul 2027 at 23:11 EDT (1,080 days away) in Leo

1468.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Jul 2027 at 00:00 EDT (1,083 days away) in Virgo

1469.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°43'. Fri, 09 Jul 2027 at 03:52 EDT (1,083 days away) in Virgo

1470.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 09 Jul 2027 at 19:30 EDT (1,083 days away) in Pisces

1471.

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. Sat, 10 Jul 2027 at 14:39 EDT (1,084 days away) in Virgo

1472.

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. Sat, 10 Jul 2027 (1,084 days away) in Pavo

1473.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and British Indian Ocean Territory. Wed, 14 Jul 2027 at 16:18 EDT (1,088 days away) in Scorpius

1474.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 15 Jul 2027 at 23:31 EDT (1,089 days away) in Orion

1475.

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 China, Russia, Japan and North Korea amongst others. Sat, 17 Jul 2027 at 09:10 EDT (1,091 days away) in Sagittarius

1476.

1 Ceres at perihelion 1 Ceres passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 17 Jul 2027 at 16:46 EDT (1,091 days away) in Leo

1477.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jul 2027 (1,091 days away) in Sagittarius

1478.

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, 17 Jul 2027 at 22:48 EDT (1,091 days away) in Sagittarius

1479.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 18 Jul 2027 at 11:44 EDT (1,092 days away) in Sagittarius

1480.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, south-eastern Russia, Oceania and Africa. Sun, 18 Jul 2027 at 12:04 EDT (1,092 days away) in Sagittarius