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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 28 Jun 2000 at 22:53 EDT (8,768 days ago) in Taurus

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars 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, 01 Jul 2000 at 11:22 EDT (8,765 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. Sat, 01 Jul 2000 at 12:43 EDT (8,765 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 01 Jul 2000 at 15:21 EDT (8,765 days ago) in Gemini

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Chile, southern Argentina and Falkland Islands. Sat, 01 Jul 2000 at 15:32 EDT (8,765 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. Sat, 01 Jul 2000 at 18:16 EDT (8,765 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Jul 2000 at 10:23 EDT (8,763 days ago) in Cancer

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 03 Jul 2000 at 19:49 EDT (8,763 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2000 at 07:29 EDT (8,760 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 08 Jul 2000 at 08:53 EDT (8,758 days ago) in Virgo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 12 Jul 2000 at 23:54 EDT (8,754 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 15 Jul 2000 at 11:32 EDT (8,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 15 Jul 2000 at 20:10 EDT (8,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 16 Jul 2000 at 09:55 EDT (8,750 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, south-eastern Russia and Oceania. Sun, 16 Jul 2000 at 09:55 EDT (8,750 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Jul 2000 at 01:13 EDT (8,745 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 24 Jul 2000 at 07:02 EDT (8,742 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Wed, 26 Jul 2000 at 05:28 EDT (8,740 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 26 Jul 2000 at 06:33 EDT (8,740 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Wed, 26 Jul 2000 at 15:35 EDT (8,740 days ago) in Taurus