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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°16'. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:39 EDT (1,362 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, 02 Aug 2020 at 11:57 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 05:24 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 11:58 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Capricornus

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 04 Aug 2020 (1,360 days ago) in Corvus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 at 23:57 EDT (1,359 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 45'. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 03:59 EDT (1,355 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,355 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Antarctica and Chile amongst others. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,355 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 09 Aug 2020 at 09:50 EDT (1,355 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 12:45 EDT (1,353 days ago) in Aries

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Perseid meteor shower 2020 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 (1,352 days ago) in Perseus

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 16:53 EDT (1,352 days ago) in Orion

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 09:17 EDT (1,351 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 (1,351 days ago) in Pegasus

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Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,350 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,350 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:44 EDT (1,349 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,349 days ago) in Gemini