281.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 06:38 EST (532 days ago) in Taurus

282.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 18:23 EST (532 days ago) in Taurus

283.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°22'. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 19:54 EST (532 days ago) in Taurus

284.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Pitcairn. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 at 10:27 EST (531 days ago) in Taurus

285.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 04 Aug 2024 at 07:14 EST (527 days ago) in Cancer

286.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°44'. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 at 18:03 EST (526 days ago) in Leo

287.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°28'. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 at 20:03 EST (526 days ago) in Leo

288.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 at 22:30 EST (526 days ago) in Leo

289.

Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 03:10 EST (525 days ago) in Capricornus

290.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 10:22 EST (525 days ago) in Aquarius

291.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 11:21 EST (525 days ago) in Leo

292.

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, 08 Aug 2024 at 21:31 EST (523 days ago) in Virgo

293.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Eastern and Southeast Asia, Guam, Palau, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 at 06:52 EST (521 days ago) in Virgo

294.

Perseid meteor shower 2024 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 (519 days ago) in Perseus

295.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 at 11:19 EST (519 days ago) in Libra

296.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 (518 days ago) in Pegasus

297.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Pitcairn. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 01:16 EST (517 days ago) in Scorpius

298.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 18' of each other. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 10:53 EST (517 days ago) in Taurus

299.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 12:52 EST (517 days ago) in Taurus

300.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 (517 days ago) in Aquarius