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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, 02 Aug 2031 at 00:11 EDT (2,573 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. Sat, 02 Aug 2031 at 02:43 EDT (2,573 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 02 Aug 2031 at 21:45 EDT (2,573 days away) in Aquarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 07 Aug 2031 at 05:17 EDT (2,578 days away) in Cancer

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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. Sat, 09 Aug 2031 at 20:24 EDT (2,580 days away) in Aries

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 10 Aug 2031 at 22:55 EDT (2,581 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 00:00 EDT (2,583 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:23 EDT (2,583 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:23 EDT (2,583 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Tue, 12 Aug 2031 at 14:24 EDT (2,583 days away) in Taurus

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Perseid meteor shower 2031 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 13 Aug 2031 (2,584 days away) in Perseus

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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. Thu, 14 Aug 2031 at 17:37 EDT (2,585 days away) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 14 Aug 2031 (2,585 days away) 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. Fri, 15 Aug 2031 (2,586 days away) in Aquarius

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Aug 2031 at 00:56 EDT (2,587 days away) in Ophiuchus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Aug 2031 at 00:33 EDT (2,589 days away) in Leo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2031 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Aug 2031 (2,589 days away) in Draco

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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. Tue, 19 Aug 2031 at 19:13 EDT (2,590 days away) in Leo

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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 Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay amongst others. Fri, 22 Aug 2031 at 18:06 EDT (2,593 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Mon, 25 Aug 2031 at 09:40 EDT (2,596 days away) in Scorpius