21.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 10:12 EDT (652 days ago) in Gemini

22.

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. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 06:21 EDT (652 days ago) in Gemini

23.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 17:34 EDT (656 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Brazil. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (656 days ago) in Aries

25.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (656 days ago) in Aries

26.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 00:52 EDT (656 days ago) in Cancer

27.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 12:46 EDT (657 days ago) in Aries

28.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, China and Alaska. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (657 days ago) in Aries

29.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (657 days ago) in Aries

30.

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, 20 Jul 2022 at 10:19 EDT (658 days ago) in Pisces

31.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 05:51 EDT (658 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (658 days ago) in Sagittarius

33.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 22:48 EDT (660 days ago) in Cetus

34.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 20:59 EDT (660 days ago) in Cetus

35.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jul 2022 (661 days ago) in Sagittarius

36.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 15:44 EDT (662 days ago) in Gemini

37.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 18:29 EDT (663 days ago) in Capricornus

38.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 16:16 EDT (663 days ago) in Capricornus

39.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 at 14:37 EDT (665 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

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. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 at 08:14 EDT (665 days ago) in Sagittarius