21.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 22:22 EDT (1,730 days ago) in Aquarius

22.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 (1,729 days ago) in Cancer

23.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'18". Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,729 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,729 days ago) in Sagittarius

25.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Indonesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,729 days ago) in Sagittarius

26.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 09:56 EDT (1,729 days ago) in Cancer

27.

Perseid meteor shower 2019 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 (1,728 days ago) in Perseus

28.

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. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 16:19 EDT (1,728 days ago) in Capricornus

29.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 02:36 EDT (1,727 days ago) in Leo

30.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 (1,727 days ago) in Pegasus

31.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 08:29 EDT (1,726 days ago) in Capricornus

32.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 (1,726 days ago) in Aquarius

33.

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. Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 06:49 EDT (1,724 days ago) in Aquarius

34.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2019 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Aug 2019 (1,723 days ago) in Draco

35.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 02:50 EDT (1,721 days ago) in Cancer

36.

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. Fri, 23 Aug 2019 at 10:56 EDT (1,718 days ago) in Taurus

37.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Aug 2019 at 23:48 EDT (1,716 days ago) in Leo

38.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 08:12 EDT (1,713 days ago) in Cancer

39.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 15:20 EDT (1,713 days ago) in Leo

40.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 06:38 EDT (1,711 days ago) in Leo