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Aurigid meteor shower 2040 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 31 Aug 2040 (5,904 days away) in Auriga

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°00'. Sat, 01 Sep 2040 at 09:57 EDT (5,905 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 10' of each other. Sat, 01 Sep 2040 at 13:39 EDT (5,905 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 11'. Sat, 01 Sep 2040 at 15:32 EDT (5,905 days away) in Virgo

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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, 02 Sep 2040 at 06:14 EDT (5,906 days away) in Gemini

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Asteroid 63 Ausonia at opposition Asteroid 63 Ausonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 03 Sep 2040 at 15:10 EDT (5,907 days away) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Sep 2040 at 11:14 EDT (5,910 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 1°28' of each other. Thu, 06 Sep 2040 at 13:57 EDT (5,910 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Fri, 07 Sep 2040 at 04:48 EDT (5,911 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°45'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 02:22 EDT (5,912 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°06'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 02:58 EDT (5,912 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°40'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 08:23 EDT (5,912 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°30'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 13:43 EDT (5,912 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 15:01 EDT (5,912 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 16:57 EDT (5,912 days away) in Virgo

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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, 08 Sep 2040 at 18:43 EDT (5,912 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 3°17'. Sat, 08 Sep 2040 at 21:35 EDT (5,912 days away) in Virgo

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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2040 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Sep 2040 (5,913 days away) in Perseus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Wed, 12 Sep 2040 at 15:44 EDT (5,916 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Wed, 12 Sep 2040 at 19:33 EDT (5,916 days away) in Virgo