221.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 25 Aug 2024 at 23:38 EDT (105 days away) in Taurus

222.

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. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 at 05:26 EDT (106 days away) in Taurus

223.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 07:32 EDT (107 days away) in Taurus

224.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°40'. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 08:45 EDT (107 days away) in Taurus

225.

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, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 15:52 EDT (107 days away) in Taurus

226.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 19:48 EDT (107 days away) in Taurus

227.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°16'. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 20:23 EDT (107 days away) in Taurus

228.

Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 31 Aug 2024 (111 days away) in Auriga

229.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 05:17 EDT (112 days away) in Leo

230.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (112 days away) in Taurus

231.

Asteroid 194 Prokne at opposition Asteroid 194 Prokne makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 15:10 EDT (113 days away) in Aquarius

232.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 21:56 EDT (113 days away) in Leo

233.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 at 22:24 EDT (115 days away) in Leo

234.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 at 04:59 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

235.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica and Bouvet Island. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 at 04:59 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

236.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°10'. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 at 06:16 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

237.

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, 05 Sep 2024 at 10:53 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

238.

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. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 at 14:47 EDT (116 days away) in Virgo

239.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 (117 days away) in Leo

240.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 at 00:34 EDT (117 days away) in Leo