221.

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. Sat, 12 Jul 1980 at 17:23 EDT (15,993 days ago) in Cancer

222.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 15 Jul 1980 at 00:02 EDT (15,990 days ago) in Taurus

223.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Guam amongst others. Tue, 15 Jul 1980 at 05:15 EDT (15,990 days ago) in Leo

224.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 36'. Tue, 15 Jul 1980 at 22:41 EDT (15,990 days ago) in Leo

225.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Jul 1980 at 23:02 EDT (15,990 days ago) in Leo

226.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, the Contiguous United States and Alaska amongst others. Tue, 15 Jul 1980 at 23:02 EDT (15,990 days ago) in Leo

227.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Thu, 17 Jul 1980 at 02:38 EDT (15,988 days ago) in Virgo

228.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 17 Jul 1980 at 03:06 EDT (15,988 days ago) in Virgo

229.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Johnston Atoll and Midway Islands amongst others. Thu, 17 Jul 1980 at 03:06 EDT (15,988 days ago) in Virgo

230.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Thu, 17 Jul 1980 at 23:29 EDT (15,988 days ago) in Virgo

231.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 18 Jul 1980 at 02:00 EDT (15,987 days ago) in Virgo

232.

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. Fri, 18 Jul 1980 at 20:11 EDT (15,987 days ago) in Virgo

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. Sun, 20 Jul 1980 at 01:51 EDT (15,985 days ago) in Virgo

234.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Sun, 20 Jul 1980 at 07:38 EDT (15,985 days ago) in Taurus

235.

Saturn ring plane crossing Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Wed, 23 Jul 1980 at 00:29 EDT (15,982 days ago) in Virgo

236.

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, 26 Jul 1980 at 13:17 EDT (15,979 days ago) in Sagittarius

237.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 27 Jul 1980 at 14:53 EDT (15,978 days ago) in Capricornus

238.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Russia, Oceania and Europe. Sun, 27 Jul 1980 at 15:07 EDT (15,978 days ago) in Capricornus

239.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 1980 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 28 Jul 1980 (15,977 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

240.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 1980 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 29 Jul 1980 (15,976 days ago) in Aquarius