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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, 31 Aug 2019 at 22:41 PDT (2,135 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 30 Aug 2019 at 08:53 PDT (2,136 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 03:38 PDT (2,136 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 12:20 PDT (2,138 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 05:12 PDT (2,138 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Aug 2019 at 20:48 PDT (2,141 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 23 Aug 2019 at 07:56 PDT (2,143 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 23:50 PDT (2,147 days ago) in Cancer

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2019 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Aug 2019 (2,148 days ago) in Draco

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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. Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 03:49 PDT (2,149 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 39 Laetitia at opposition Asteroid 39 Laetitia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 16 Aug 2019 at 16:58 PDT (2,150 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 (2,151 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 05:29 PDT (2,151 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 (2,152 days ago) in Pegasus

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 23:36 PDT (2,153 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 13:19 PDT (2,153 days ago) in Capricornus

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Perseid meteor shower 2019 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 (2,153 days ago) in Perseus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 06:56 PDT (2,154 days ago) in Cancer

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 04:58 PDT (2,154 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Indonesia amongst others. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 at 02:52 PDT (2,154 days ago) in Sagittarius