201.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 16:06 EDT (318 days ago) in Pisces

202.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 at 23:09 EDT (318 days ago) in Aquarius

203.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 00:59 EDT (317 days ago) in Aquarius

204.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 at 19:58 EDT (317 days ago) in Sagittarius

205.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 13:50 EDT (315 days ago) in Leo

206.

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. Sun, 09 Jul 2023 at 21:48 EDT (315 days ago) in Pisces

207.

The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 (314 days ago) in Pavo

208.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 15:44 EDT (313 days ago) in Aries

209.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 at 17:21 EDT (313 days ago) in Aries

210.

Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Sun, 16 Jul 2023 (308 days ago) in Draco

211.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 14:33 EDT (307 days ago) in Gemini

212.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 (307 days ago) in Sagittarius

213.

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. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 at 07:24 EDT (306 days ago) in Cancer

214.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 at 04:57 EDT (305 days ago) in Cancer

215.

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, 20 Jul 2023 at 02:56 EDT (304 days ago) in Leo

216.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°51'. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 at 04:38 EDT (304 days ago) in Leo

217.

Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 (304 days ago) in Telescopium

218.

Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2021 T4 (Lemmon) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2023 apparition. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 (304 days ago) in Telescopium

219.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°16'. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 00:00 EDT (303 days ago) in Leo

220.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 at 02:57 EDT (303 days ago) in Leo