Mercury–Venus Conjunction
Mercury and Venus pass about 4.6° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
The astronomy calendar
A month of moments in the sky. Explore catalog peak dates, understand the view, and save the events you want to remember.
The month at a glance
Highlighted days have catalog events. Choose a day to jump to its details below. This calendar uses UTC dates.
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Mercury and Venus pass about 4.6° apart but lie close to the Sun in our sky.
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
July Pegasids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Mercury reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the morning sky.
The Moon reaches its full phase (Buck Moon).
Eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific
July Gamma Draconids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Alpha Capricornids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Southern Delta Aquariids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 25. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
These showers peak in another month, but their catalog activity windows overlap this one.
June Bootids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of Var. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Eta Eridanids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Perseids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 110+. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Catalog refreshed . Dates and predictions come from the catalog used by Forecast Bar, with a source on every event.
Calendar day groupings use UTC. Event times adapt to your device’s time zone when JavaScript is available. Exact local visibility and weather can differ from the global catalog timing.
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