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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 (8 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 at 10:08 PDT (8 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 at 14:54 PDT (8 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 at 18:35 PDT (7 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 at 20:55 PDT (7 days ago) in Capricornus

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Perseid meteor shower 2022 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 (5 days ago) in Perseus

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Saturn at opposition Saturn is well placed in the sky. Sun, 14 Aug 2022 at 10:02 PDT (4 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 at 02:41 PDT (3 days ago) in Cetus

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2022 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 (Today) in Draco

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of United States and Kiribati. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 07:14 PDT (9 hours ago) in Aries

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 21:36 PDT (4 hours away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°41'. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 05:17 PDT (12 hours away) in Taurus

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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 04:58 PDT (4 days away) in Aquarius

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 14:52 PDT (4 days away) in Gemini

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 14:33 PDT (5 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 06:40 PDT (6 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 12:13 PDT (6 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 13:58 PDT (7 days away) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 01:18 PDT (9 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 at 02:47 PDT (9 days away) in Virgo