681.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2018 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Aug 2018 (2,190 days ago) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 09:13 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 06:37 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Libra

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 04:11 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Virgo

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 (2,193 days ago) in Aquarius

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 01:13 EDT (2,193 days ago) in Virgo

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 (2,194 days ago) in Pegasus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 13:30 EDT (2,194 days ago) in Virgo

689.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°15'. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 09:34 EDT (2,194 days ago) in Virgo

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Perseid meteor shower 2018 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 (2,195 days ago) in Perseus

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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. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 at 15:07 EDT (2,196 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:58 EDT (2,197 days ago) in Leo

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Russia, Eastern Asia, Greenland, eastern Canada, Kazakhstan and Northern Europe. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:46 EDT (2,197 days ago) in Leo

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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, 10 Aug 2018 at 14:06 EDT (2,198 days ago) in Cancer

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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 (2,200 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 (2,201 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 (2,202 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 (2,202 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 (2,204 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2018eqq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2536. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 (2,205 days ago)