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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 29 Jul 2023 (311 days ago) in Leo

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2023 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 30 Jul 2023 (310 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2023 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 30 Jul 2023 (310 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 at 14:31 EDT (308 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 at 06:25 EDT (306 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 at 08:03 EDT (306 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 at 03:45 EDT (301 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 at 05:44 EDT (301 days ago) in Aries

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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, 08 Aug 2023 at 06:28 EDT (301 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 at 07:19 EDT (300 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 at 09:52 EDT (300 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 at 16:30 EDT (300 days ago) in Leo

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Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Asteroid 10 Hygiea makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 at 05:34 EDT (299 days ago) in Aquarius

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Perseid meteor shower 2023 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 13 Aug 2023 (296 days ago) in Perseus

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 (295 days ago) in Pegasus

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 (294 days ago) in Aquarius

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Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2023 E1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 (291 days ago) in Cygnus

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2023 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 (291 days ago) in Draco

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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. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 at 05:57 EDT (285 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 Antarctica. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 at 09:16 EDT (285 days ago) in Scorpius