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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 17:55 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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'. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 17:38 EDT (1,402 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, 05 Jul 2020 at 05:13 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 00:44 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas and Africa. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 00:30 EDT (1,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 (1,403 days ago) in Auriga

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 07:34 EDT (1,403 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 at 17:34 EDT (1,405 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 (1,405 days ago) in Gemini

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 (1,406 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 22:47 EDT (1,407 days ago) in Gemini

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Supernova SN2020nvb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4457. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,406 days ago)

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 (1,407 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 22:12 EDT (1,408 days ago) in Virgo

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,409 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) passes perigee Comet C/2019 U6 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 (1,409 days ago) in Sextans

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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. Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 04:16 EDT (1,409 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 at 17:34 EDT (1,410 days ago) in Sagittarius

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June Bootid meteor shower 2020 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 27 Jun 2020 (1,410 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 09:43 EDT (1,412 days ago) in Sagittarius