221.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Europe and Australia. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 13:22 PDT (2,543 days ago) in Capricornus

222.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 13:20 PDT (2,543 days ago) in Capricornus

223.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 12:57 PDT (2,543 days ago) in Capricornus

224.

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, 26 Jul 2018 at 22:43 PDT (2,544 days ago) in Sagittarius

225.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 22:06 PDT (2,544 days ago) in Capricornus

226.

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, 26 Jul 2018 at 12:41 PDT (2,544 days ago) in Sagittarius

227.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 at 23:04 PDT (2,546 days ago) in Sagittarius

228.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 at 22:52 PDT (2,546 days ago) in Sagittarius

229.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:34 PDT (2,550 days ago) in Libra

230.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°06'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:20 PDT (2,550 days ago) in Leo

231.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°26'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 16:56 PDT (2,550 days ago) in Libra

232.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 03:09 PDT (2,550 days ago) in Leo

233.

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. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 12:52 PDT (2,551 days ago) in Virgo

234.

Comet C/2017 T3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 (2,551 days ago) in Monoceros

235.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 (2,553 days ago) in Sagittarius

236.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 21:20 PDT (2,555 days ago) in Leo

237.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 20:31 PDT (2,555 days ago) in Leo

238.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 15:03 PDT (2,556 days ago) in Leo

239.

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, 13 Jul 2018 at 02:22 PDT (2,557 days ago) in Gemini

240.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 at 01:24 PDT (2,557 days ago) in Gemini