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Comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 10 Jul 2021 (1,072 days ago) in Virgo

202.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 05:09 EDT (1,070 days ago) in Leo

203.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°46'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 06:10 EDT (1,070 days ago) in Leo

204.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 21:36 EDT (1,070 days ago) in Leo

205.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 29'. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 03:08 EDT (1,069 days ago) in Leo

206.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 (1,069 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 28' of each other. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 09:34 EDT (1,069 days ago) in Leo

208.

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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 at 06:11 EDT (1,065 days ago) in Virgo

209.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 (1,065 days ago) in Sagittarius

210.

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. Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 02:40 EDT (1,064 days ago) in Sagittarius

211.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 07:58 EDT (1,064 days ago) in Aquila

212.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and Uruguay amongst others. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 at 22:50 EDT (1,063 days ago) in Scorpius

213.

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. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 06:24 EDT (1,061 days ago) in Ophiuchus

214.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Greece, Russia, Macedonia and RAF Akrotiri. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 at 15:32 EDT (1,060 days ago) in Sagittarius

215.

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. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 09:44 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Sagittarius

216.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 21:04 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Gemini

217.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 22:36 EDT (1,059 days ago) in Capricornus

218.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 at 12:38 EDT (1,058 days ago) in Capricornus

219.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 at 14:08 EDT (1,058 days ago) in Capricornus

220.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 21:21 EDT (1,057 days ago) in Aquarius