21.

Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition Asteroid 40 Harmonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 21 Jul 2024 at 00:10 PDT (356 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

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, 20 Jul 2024 at 08:22 PDT (357 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 15:45 PDT (359 days ago) in Leo

24.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 (360 days ago) in Sagittarius

25.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 at 13:18 PDT (360 days ago) in Scorpius

26.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 32' of each other. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 07:25 PDT (362 days ago) in Taurus

27.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 02:22 PDT (362 days ago) in Taurus

28.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Nicaragua amongst others. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 20:19 PDT (364 days ago) in Virgo

29.

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, 13 Jul 2024 at 15:49 PDT (364 days ago) in Virgo

30.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 (364 days ago) in Leo

31.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 at 01:10 PDT (365 days ago) in Virgo

32.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 04:44 PDT (367 days ago) in Cancer

33.

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. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 (368 days ago) in Pavo

34.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 at 11:33 PDT (370 days ago) in Cancer

35.

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, 05 Jul 2024 at 22:45 PDT (372 days ago) in Gemini

36.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 17:00 PDT (372 days ago) in Sagittarius

37.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 15:58 PDT (372 days ago) in Gemini

38.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 at 22:06 PDT (373 days ago) in Pisces

39.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 at 01:29 PDT (374 days ago) in Taurus

40.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 09:27 PDT (375 days ago) in Taurus