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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 27 Jul 2000 at 18:40 EDT (8,755 days ago) in Capricornus

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2000 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Jul 2000 (8,754 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 49'. Sat, 29 Jul 2000 at 13:08 EDT (8,753 days ago) in Gemini

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia and Alaska. Sat, 29 Jul 2000 at 13:12 EDT (8,753 days ago) in Gemini

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2000 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2000 (8,753 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2000 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2000 (8,753 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 30 Jul 2000 at 03:44 EDT (8,752 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. Sun, 30 Jul 2000 (8,752 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 30 Jul 2000 at 15:41 EDT (8,752 days ago) in Gemini

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Northern America, Russia, Alaska and Northern Europe. Sun, 30 Jul 2000 at 22:14 EDT (8,752 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Jul 2000 at 22:26 EDT (8,752 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 1°04'. Mon, 31 Jul 2000 at 21:36 EDT (8,751 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Russia, Alaska and the Contiguous United States amongst others. Mon, 31 Jul 2000 at 22:04 EDT (8,751 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. Mon, 31 Jul 2000 at 23:16 EDT (8,751 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 06 Aug 2000 at 21:02 EDT (8,745 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 09 Aug 2000 at 12:58 EDT (8,742 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'51". Thu, 10 Aug 2000 at 08:59 EDT (8,741 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 11 Aug 2000 at 01:11 EDT (8,740 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Fri, 11 Aug 2000 at 18:23 EDT (8,740 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Perseid meteor shower 2000 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2000 (8,739 days ago) in Perseus