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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 07 Aug 2039 (5,514 days away) in Gemini

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Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 07 Aug 2039 at 19:58 EDT (5,514 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 08 Aug 2039 at 01:20 EDT (5,515 days away) in Gemini

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 08 Aug 2039 at 14:57 EDT (5,515 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Wed, 10 Aug 2039 at 20:52 EDT (5,517 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. Thu, 11 Aug 2039 at 15:36 EDT (5,518 days away) in Aries

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Perseid meteor shower 2039 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 13 Aug 2039 (5,520 days away) in Perseus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Sat, 13 Aug 2039 at 07:09 EDT (5,520 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 13 Aug 2039 at 07:17 EDT (5,520 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Sat, 13 Aug 2039 at 07:17 EDT (5,520 days away) in Taurus

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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, 13 Aug 2039 at 15:35 EDT (5,520 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°02'. Tue, 16 Aug 2039 at 05:08 EDT (5,523 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 16 Aug 2039 at 13:48 EDT (5,523 days away) in Cancer

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 18 Aug 2039 at 00:00 EDT (5,525 days away) in Aquarius

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2039 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Aug 2039 (5,525 days away) in Draco

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Thu, 18 Aug 2039 at 14:53 EDT (5,525 days away) in Cancer

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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 19 Aug 2039 at 05:34 EDT (5,526 days away) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 19 Aug 2039 at 16:51 EDT (5,526 days away) in Leo

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 19 Aug 2039 at 19:58 EDT (5,526 days away) in Equuleus

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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. Sun, 21 Aug 2039 at 06:58 EDT (5,528 days away) in Leo