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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2029 at 01:11 EDT (1,815 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jul 2029 at 20:52 EDT (1,813 days away) 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. Wed, 04 Jul 2029 at 12:04 EDT (1,813 days away) in Pisces

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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, 03 Jul 2029 at 13:58 EDT (1,812 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jul 2029 at 21:23 EDT (1,811 days away) in Cancer

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2029 (1,810 days away) in Serpens Cauda

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2029 (1,810 days away) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 Jun 2029 (1,807 days away) in Ophiuchus

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June Bootid meteor shower 2029 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Jun 2029 (1,806 days away) in Bootes

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 27 Jun 2029 at 03:10 EDT (1,806 days away) in Hercules

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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. Tue, 26 Jun 2029 at 12:16 EDT (1,805 days away) in Sagittarius

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Mon, 25 Jun 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,804 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 25 Jun 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,804 days away) in Sagittarius

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Jun 2029 (1,802 days away) in Corona Australis

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sat, 23 Jun 2029 at 17:41 EDT (1,802 days away) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Sat, 23 Jun 2029 at 17:04 EDT (1,802 days away) in Taurus

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 22 Jun 2029 (1,801 days away) in Sagittarius

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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, 22 Jun 2029 at 11:33 EDT (1,801 days away) in Libra

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2029 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Jun 2029 at 21:55 EDT (1,799 days away) in Taurus

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The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 20 Jun 2029 (1,799 days away) in Scorpius