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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Hawaii, Kiribati, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll amongst others. Mon, 30 Jul 2035 at 10:50 EDT (4,041 days away) in Taurus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2035 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2035 (4,041 days away) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2035 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2035 (4,041 days away) in Capricornus

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 01 Aug 2035 at 03:53 EDT (4,043 days away) in Cancer

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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. Thu, 02 Aug 2035 at 00:09 EDT (4,044 days away) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 03 Aug 2035 at 13:12 EDT (4,045 days away) in Cancer

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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, 04 Aug 2035 at 18:59 EDT (4,046 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°58'. Sat, 04 Aug 2035 at 19:16 EDT (4,046 days away) in Leo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 06 Aug 2035 at 20:47 EDT (4,048 days away) in Cancer

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 09 Aug 2035 at 15:09 EDT (4,051 days away) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 10 Aug 2035 at 17:53 EDT (4,052 days away) in Libra

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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. Sat, 11 Aug 2035 at 19:49 EDT (4,053 days away) in Capricornus

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Perseid meteor shower 2035 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 13 Aug 2035 (4,055 days away) in Perseus

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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. Tue, 14 Aug 2035 at 02:09 EDT (4,056 days away) in Sagittarius

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Aug 2035 (4,056 days away) in Pegasus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2035 at 06:00 EDT (4,057 days away) in Pisces

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Aug 2035 (4,057 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Thu, 16 Aug 2035 at 20:34 EDT (4,058 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 18 Aug 2035 (4,060 days away) in Virgo

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2035 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Aug 2035 (4,060 days away) in Draco