81.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 at 19:56 EDT (22 days away) in Sagittarius

82.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 00:27 EDT (23 days away) in Sagittarius

83.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Peru and New Zealand amongst others. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 at 05:03 EDT (23 days away) in Sagittarius

84.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 at 05:53 EDT (24 days away) in Gemini

85.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (24 days away) in Sagittarius

86.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 (24 days away) in Serpens Cauda

87.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'26". Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 01:23 EDT (27 days away) in Taurus

88.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 6'18" of each other. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 at 02:11 EDT (27 days away) in Taurus

89.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 at 13:30 EDT (29 days away) in Pisces

90.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 07:40 EDT (30 days away) in Pisces

91.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 12:32 EDT (30 days away) in Pisces

92.

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. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 15:29 EDT (30 days away) in Pisces

93.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 at 17:49 EDT (30 days away) in Pisces

94.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 03:10 EDT (32 days away) in Aquila

95.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 at 17:34 EDT (32 days away) in Sagittarius

96.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 at 19:17 EDT (33 days away) in Taurus

97.

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. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 (33 days away) in Pavo

98.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 09:24 EDT (34 days away) in Taurus

99.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°19'. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 at 10:40 EDT (34 days away) in Taurus

100.

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 Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Argentina amongst others. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 at 07:32 EDT (35 days away) in Taurus