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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 06:09 PDT (1,335 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 16:42 PDT (1,336 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°31'. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 16:32 PDT (1,336 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2020 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,339 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,339 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from China, Russia and Mongolia. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 06:35 PDT (1,339 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2020 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 (1,340 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus |
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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 (1,341 days ago) in Gemini |
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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. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 05:33 PDT (1,341 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 02:20 PDT (1,342 days ago) in Gemini |
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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. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 at 22:01 PDT (1,344 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,345 days ago) |
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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 15:32 PDT (1,346 days ago) in Gemini |
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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 20:28 PDT (1,348 days ago) in Cancer |
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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 15:19 PDT (1,348 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 10:34 PDT (1,348 days ago) in Cancer |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Sat, 18 Jul 2020 at 20:55 PDT (1,350 days ago) in Gemini |
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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 (1,351 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 00:27 PDT (1,351 days ago) in Taurus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 23:07 PDT (1,352 days ago) in Taurus |