161.

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 (98 days away) in Taurus

162.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 07:32 EDT (99 days away) in Taurus

163.

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 (99 days away) in Taurus

164.

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 (99 days away) in Taurus

165.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 at 19:48 EDT (99 days away) in Taurus

166.

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 (99 days away) in Taurus

167.

Aurigid meteor shower 2024 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 31 Aug 2024 (103 days away) in Auriga

168.

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 (104 days away) in Leo

169.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 at 11:47 EDT (104 days away) in Taurus

170.

Asteroid 194 Prokne at opposition Asteroid 194 Prokne makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 15:10 EDT (105 days away) in Aquarius

171.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 at 21:56 EDT (105 days away) in Leo

172.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 at 22:24 EDT (107 days away) in Leo

173.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 at 04:59 EDT (108 days away) in Virgo

174.

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 (108 days away) in Virgo

175.

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 (108 days away) in Virgo

176.

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 (108 days away) in Virgo

177.

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 (108 days away) in Virgo

178.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 (109 days away) in Leo

179.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 at 00:34 EDT (109 days away) in Leo

180.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 at 13:34 EDT (109 days away) in Virgo