61.

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, 29 Jul 2022 at 13:53 EDT (630 days ago) in Leo

62.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2022 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 (630 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

63.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (631 days ago) in Cetus

64.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 13:56 EDT (631 days ago) in Cancer

65.

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 (633 days ago) in Gemini

66.

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 (633 days ago) in Gemini

67.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 15:10 EDT (637 days ago) in Sagittarius

68.

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 (637 days ago) in Aries

69.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (637 days ago) in Aries

70.

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 01:22 EDT (637 days ago) in Cancer

71.

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 (638 days ago) in Aries

72.

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 (638 days ago) in Aries

73.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (638 days ago) in Aries

74.

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 (639 days ago) in Pisces

75.

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 05:49 EDT (639 days ago) in Sagittarius

76.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (639 days ago) in Sagittarius

77.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 22:48 EDT (641 days ago) in Cetus

78.

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 (641 days ago) in Cetus

79.

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 (642 days ago) in Sagittarius

80.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 15:44 EDT (643 days ago) in Gemini