241.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 04:11 PDT (2,907 days ago) in Taurus

242.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 16:54 PDT (2,908 days ago) in Taurus

243.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 13:19 PDT (2,908 days ago) in Taurus

244.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 (2,910 days ago) in Sagittarius

245.

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. Sun, 16 Jul 2017 at 12:26 PDT (2,911 days ago) in Pisces

246.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 13 Jul 2017 at 11:18 PDT (2,914 days ago) in Aquarius

247.

Supernova SN2017fgc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 0474. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 (2,916 days ago)

248.

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. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 at 22:37 PDT (2,918 days ago) in Sagittarius

249.

The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 09 Jul 2017 (2,918 days ago) in Pavo

250.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 08 Jul 2017 at 21:06 PDT (2,919 days ago) in Sagittarius

251.

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. Sat, 08 Jul 2017 at 14:06 PDT (2,919 days ago) in Sagittarius

252.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 20:49 PDT (2,921 days ago) in Ophiuchus

253.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Thu, 06 Jul 2017 at 20:11 PDT (2,921 days ago) in Ophiuchus

254.

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. Wed, 05 Jul 2017 at 21:28 PDT (2,922 days ago) in Ophiuchus

255.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 03 Jul 2017 at 13:11 PDT (2,924 days ago) in Pisces

256.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 02 Jul 2017 at 19:22 PDT (2,925 days ago) in Scutum

257.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,926 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

258.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 (2,926 days ago) in Sagittarius

259.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 02:13 PDT (2,926 days ago) in Virgo

260.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 at 00:29 PDT (2,926 days ago) in Virgo