Calendar of Astronomical Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	2 Close approach of the Moon and M44 Full Moon	3 Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon at aphelion	4 Uranus ends retrograde motion	5	6	7
8 α-Centaurid meteor shower 2026 NGC 2808 is well placed	9 Moon at Last Quarter	10	11 The Moon at apogee Lunar occultation of Antares	12	13	14 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
15 The Moon at perihelion Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky	16 Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune	17 Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) passes perigee New Moon Annular solar eclipse	18	19 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Lunar occultation of Mercury Mercury at perihelion Messier 81 is well placed	20 Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn	21 The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed
22	23	24 Close approach of the Moon and M45 Moon at First Quarter	25 The Moon at perigee	26 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri	27 Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The cluster IC 2581 is well placed	28 Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition