Calendar of Astronomical Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
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2 Comet 10P/Tempel passes perihelion Mercury at greatest elongation west	3 Comet 10P/Tempel reaches peak brightness Comet 10P/Tempel passes perigee Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn	4 Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky	5 Mercury at dichotomy Moon at Last Quarter	6 Close approach of the Moon and M45	7	8 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
9 Conjunction of Mars and Ceres	10 The Moon at perigee	11 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury	12 New Moon Total solar eclipse Venus at dichotomy	13 Perseid meteor shower 2026	14 The Moon at perihelion Mercury at perihelion Venus at greatest elongation east Messier 15 is well placed	15 Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Messier 2 is well placed Close approach of the Moon and Venus
16 Conjunction of the Moon and Venus	17	18 κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2026	19 Moon at First Quarter	20 Lunar occultation of Antares	21	22 The Moon at apogee
23 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii	24	25 The Moon at aphelion	26	27 Mercury at superior solar conjunction Partial lunar eclipse Full Moon	28 Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition	29
30 Close approach of the Moon and Saturn	31 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn