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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,401 days ago) in Aries

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 10:38 EDT (1,401 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:15 EDT (1,399 days ago) in Leo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2020 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 (1,399 days ago) in Draco

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 22:42 EDT (1,398 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,396 days ago)

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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, 20 Aug 2020 at 09:00 EDT (1,396 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 at 06:57 EDT (1,395 days ago) in Virgo

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Mars 2020: a great chance to see the red planet The coming opposition of Mars will be the best opportunity to observe it for many years to come. Sat, 22 Aug 2020 (1,393 days ago)

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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. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 13:58 EDT (1,391 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and RAF Akrotiri. Tue, 25 Aug 2020 at 14:57 EDT (1,391 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 10:22 EDT (1,388 days ago) in Aquarius

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 14:52 EDT (1,388 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 21:35 EDT (1,388 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Aug 2020 at 21:42 EDT (1,388 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 12:32 EDT (1,387 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 at 12:59 EDT (1,387 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 at 22:37 EDT (1,386 days ago) in Capricornus

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Aurigid meteor shower 2020 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 (1,385 days ago) in Auriga

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Conjunction of Mars and Eris Mars and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°58'. Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 22:00 EDT (1,385 days ago) in Cetus