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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. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 05:33 PDT (1,481 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 02:20 PDT (1,482 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 25 Jul 2020 (1,483 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 24 Jul 2020 at 22:01 PDT (1,484 days ago) in Virgo

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Supernova SN2020qmp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 7125. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,484 days ago)

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,485 days ago)

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 15:32 PDT (1,486 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 20:28 PDT (1,488 days ago) in Cancer

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 15:19 PDT (1,488 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 10:34 PDT (1,488 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 20:55 PDT (1,490 days ago) in Gemini

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 (1,491 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 00:27 PDT (1,491 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 23:07 PDT (1,492 days ago) in Taurus

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 04:58 PDT (1,493 days ago) in Sagitta

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 02:56 PDT (1,493 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 00:50 PDT (1,494 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 at 16:29 PDT (1,496 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 at 12:26 PDT (1,496 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 at 14:19 PDT (1,497 days ago) in Cetus