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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 12'. Fri, 05 Aug 2016 at 23:30 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Southeast Asia, China, Federated States of Micronesia, Spratly Islands, Tokelau and Paracel Islands. Fri, 05 Aug 2016 at 23:22 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 05 Aug 2016 at 23:22 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 at 18:11 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Chile and Argentina. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 at 17:52 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 at 17:52 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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A parade of 5 planets in the evening sky All five of the planets that are visible to the unaided eye will be above the horizon at the same time. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 (2,858 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, 04 Aug 2016 at 05:02 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°53'. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 at 02:17 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 02 Aug 2016 at 16:45 EDT (2,860 days ago) in Cancer

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Supernova SN2016eoa discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 83. Mon, 01 Aug 2016 (2,860 days ago)

233.

α-Capricornid meteor shower 2016 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 (2,864 days ago) in Capricornus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 (2,864 days ago) in Aquarius

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 16:25 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 07:12 EDT (2,864 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. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 03:29 EDT (2,864 days ago) in Taurus

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2016 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Jul 2016 (2,865 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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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. Wed, 27 Jul 2016 at 07:36 EDT (2,866 days ago) in Aries

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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. Tue, 26 Jul 2016 at 19:00 EDT (2,867 days ago) in Cetus