161.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (678 days ago) in Pisces

162.

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. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 at 22:14 EDT (676 days ago) in Virgo

163.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Russia, Japan and North Korea amongst others. Sun, 10 Jul 2022 at 09:27 EDT (672 days ago) in Scorpius

164.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 at 00:58 EDT (669 days ago) in Sagittarius

165.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 at 14:37 EDT (669 days ago) in Sagittarius

166.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 16:16 EDT (667 days ago) in Capricornus

167.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 18:29 EDT (667 days ago) in Capricornus

168.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jul 2022 (665 days ago) in Sagittarius

169.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 20:59 EDT (664 days ago) in Cetus

170.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 22:48 EDT (664 days ago) in Cetus

171.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (662 days ago) in Sagittarius

172.

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. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 05:51 EDT (662 days ago) in Sagittarius

173.

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. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 10:19 EDT (662 days ago) in Pisces

174.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (661 days ago) in Aries

175.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, China and Alaska. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (661 days ago) in Aries

176.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 12:46 EDT (661 days ago) in Aries

177.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (660 days ago) in Aries

178.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Brazil. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (660 days ago) in Aries

179.

Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 17:34 EDT (660 days ago) in Sagittarius

180.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (654 days ago) in Cetus