581.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 02 Aug 2026 at 09:54 EST (232 days away) in Gemini

582.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Aug 2026 at 18:37 EST (233 days away) in Pisces

583.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°57'. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 at 00:10 EST (233 days away) in Pisces

584.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 at 06:19 EST (235 days away) in Gemini

585.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 (235 days away) in Gemini

586.

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, 05 Aug 2026 at 22:21 EST (235 days away) in Aries

587.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 at 02:45 EST (237 days away) in Taurus

588.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 at 16:11 EST (238 days away) in Taurus

589.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:33 EST (239 days away) in Taurus

590.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 01:48 EST (239 days away) in Taurus

591.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 at 14:30 EST (239 days away) in Orion

592.

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. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 at 07:17 EST (240 days away) in Gemini

593.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 at 08:48 EST (241 days away) in Cancer

594.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:37 EST (242 days away) in Leo

595.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Greenland and Spain. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 13:47 EST (242 days away) in Leo

596.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 at 15:44 EST (242 days away) in Virgo

597.

Perseid meteor shower 2026 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 (243 days away) in Perseus

598.

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, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:01 EST (244 days away) in Leo

599.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 05:31 EST (244 days away) in Cancer

600.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 at 17:59 EST (244 days away) in Virgo