1.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 at 22:24 EDT (640 days ago) in Leo

2.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 21:56 EDT (642 days ago) in Leo

3.

Asteroid 194 Prokne at opposition Asteroid 194 Prokne makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 15:10 EDT (642 days ago) in Aquarius

4.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (643 days ago) in Taurus

5.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 05:17 EDT (643 days ago) in Leo

6.

Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 31 Aug 2024 (644 days ago) in Auriga

7.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°16'. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 20:23 EDT (648 days ago) in Taurus

8.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 19:48 EDT (648 days ago) in Taurus

9.

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, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 15:52 EDT (648 days ago) in Taurus

10.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°40'. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 08:45 EDT (648 days ago) in Taurus

11.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 07:32 EDT (648 days ago) in Taurus

12.

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. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 at 05:26 EDT (649 days ago) in Taurus

13.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 25 Aug 2024 at 23:38 EDT (650 days ago) in Taurus

14.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 17:48 EDT (654 days ago) in Pisces

15.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 01:01 EDT (654 days ago) in Aquarius

16.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 27'. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 at 23:01 EDT (655 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Corsica, Grenada, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands, Shetland, Orkney and Northern Ireland. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 at 22:41 EDT (655 days ago) in Aquarius

18.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 20 Aug 2024 at 22:41 EDT (655 days ago) in Aquarius

19.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 at 14:25 EDT (656 days ago) in Aquarius

20.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 18 Aug 2024 at 21:53 EDT (657 days ago) in Leo