181.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 (2,502 days ago) in Cancer

182.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 27 Aug 2018 at 07:01 PDT (2,502 days ago) in Sagittarius

183.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Aug 2018 at 14:56 PDT (2,503 days ago) in Cancer

184.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 26 Aug 2018 at 04:56 PDT (2,503 days ago) in Aquarius

185.

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. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 21:30 PDT (2,506 days ago) in Capricornus

186.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°46'. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 10:12 PDT (2,506 days ago) in Capricornus

187.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 08:35 PDT (2,506 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 04:22 PDT (2,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

189.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 02:52 PDT (2,508 days ago) in Sagittarius

190.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 02:37 PDT (2,508 days ago) in Sagittarius

191.

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, 18 Aug 2018 at 00:49 PDT (2,511 days ago) in Libra

192.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2018 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 (2,511 days ago) in Draco

193.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 06:13 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Libra

194.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 03:37 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Libra

195.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 01:11 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Virgo

196.

Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 16 Aug 2018 (2,513 days ago) in Hydra

197.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 (2,514 days ago) in Aquarius

198.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 22:13 PDT (2,515 days ago) in Virgo

199.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 (2,515 days ago) in Pegasus

200.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 10:30 PDT (2,515 days ago) in Virgo