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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 16:19 EDT (1,781 days ago) in Capricornus

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Perseid meteor shower 2019 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 (1,781 days ago) in Perseus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 09:56 EDT (1,782 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Indonesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,782 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,782 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'18". Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 05:52 EDT (1,782 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 (1,782 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 22:22 EDT (1,783 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 21:53 EDT (1,783 days ago) in Aries

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 09:47 EDT (1,783 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 23:35 EDT (1,785 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 19:45 EDT (1,785 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 18:51 EDT (1,785 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Comet 168P/Hergenrother passes perihelion Comet 168P/Hergenrother makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 (1,785 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 at 12:26 EDT (1,786 days ago) in Cancer

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 at 13:31 EDT (1,787 days ago) in Libra

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Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 at 12:46 EDT (1,788 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 02 Aug 2019 at 03:11 EDT (1,792 days ago) in Leo

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 01 Aug 2019 at 19:31 EDT (1,793 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 23:13 EDT (1,794 days ago) in Cancer