4961.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2013 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Aug 2013 (3,976 days ago) in Draco

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 17 Aug 2013 at 05:07 EDT (3,976 days ago) in Leo

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 16 Aug 2013 at 12:46 EDT (3,977 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii and Midway Atoll. Thu, 15 Aug 2013 at 02:44 EDT (3,978 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 14 Aug 2013 at 06:56 EDT (3,979 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 at 04:29 EDT (3,980 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 at 03:14 EDT (3,980 days ago) in Virgo

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Perseid meteor shower 2013 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 (3,981 days ago) in Perseus

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Federated States of Micronesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2013 at 05:25 EDT (3,981 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 11 Aug 2013 at 21:16 EDT (3,982 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°07'. Fri, 09 Aug 2013 at 22:18 EDT (3,984 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, 08 Aug 2013 at 02:06 EDT (3,985 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2013gh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7183. Wed, 07 Aug 2013 (3,985 days ago)

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 at 17:52 EDT (3,987 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 4°24'. Mon, 05 Aug 2013 at 04:37 EDT (3,988 days ago) in Gemini

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Aug 2013 at 10:22 EDT (3,989 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Sun, 04 Aug 2013 at 07:18 EDT (3,989 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°00'. Sat, 03 Aug 2013 at 18:27 EDT (3,990 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 03 Aug 2013 at 04:53 EDT (3,990 days ago) in Orion

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 Aug 2013 at 11:06 EDT (3,991 days ago) in Gemini