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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 25 Jul 2040 at 21:39 EDT (5,848 days away) in Cancer

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2040 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Jul 2040 (5,851 days away) in Piscis Austrinus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2040 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 29 Jul 2040 (5,853 days away) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2040 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 29 Jul 2040 (5,853 days away) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 30 Jul 2040 at 10:22 EDT (5,853 days away) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Jul 2040 at 12:33 EDT (5,853 days away) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania and Fiji amongst others. Mon, 30 Jul 2040 at 12:33 EDT (5,853 days away) 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. Mon, 30 Jul 2040 at 17:06 EDT (5,853 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 02 Aug 2040 at 10:54 EDT (5,856 days away) in Cancer

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 04 Aug 2040 at 10:22 EDT (5,858 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 05 Aug 2040 at 19:42 EDT (5,859 days away) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 07 Aug 2040 at 20:27 EDT (5,861 days away) in Cancer

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 08 Aug 2040 at 01:33 EDT (5,862 days away) in Aries

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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. Thu, 09 Aug 2040 at 08:12 EDT (5,863 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Thu, 09 Aug 2040 at 11:03 EDT (5,863 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°12'. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 03:53 EDT (5,865 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars The Moon, Jupiter and Mars pass close to one another. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 07:38 EDT (5,865 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 10:20 EDT (5,865 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Aug 2040 at 13:21 EDT (5,865 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 12 Aug 2040 at 02:18 EDT (5,866 days away) in Virgo