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