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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 08 Aug 2018 at 22:01 EDT (2,141 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 at 11:57 EDT (2,142 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Mongolia and China. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 14:39 EDT (2,143 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 10:54 EDT (2,143 days ago) in Taurus

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sat, 04 Aug 2018 at 14:18 EDT (2,145 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2018eqq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2536. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 (2,146 days ago)

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 at 03:44 EDT (2,149 days ago) in Capricornus

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2018 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,150 days ago) in Capricornus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,150 days ago) in Aquarius

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2018 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Jul 2018 (2,151 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°43'. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 18:03 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Europe and Australia. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 16:22 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 16:20 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 15:57 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 01:43 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 01:06 EDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 15:41 EDT (2,154 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 at 02:04 EDT (2,155 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 1°59'. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 at 01:52 EDT (2,155 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°10'. Sat, 21 Jul 2018 at 17:11 EDT (2,159 days ago) in Leo