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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. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 at 22:24 EDT (268 days ago) in Capricornus

22.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2024 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 (268 days ago) in Draco

23.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 (271 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 12:52 EDT (271 days ago) in Taurus

25.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 18' of each other. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 10:53 EDT (271 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Pitcairn. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 at 01:16 EDT (271 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 (272 days ago) in Pegasus

28.

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, 12 Aug 2024 at 11:19 EDT (273 days ago) in Libra

29.

Perseid meteor shower 2024 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 (273 days ago) in Perseus

30.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Eastern and Southeast Asia, Guam, Palau, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 at 06:52 EDT (275 days ago) in Virgo

31.

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. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 at 21:31 EDT (277 days ago) in Virgo

32.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 11:21 EDT (279 days ago) in Leo

33.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 10:22 EDT (279 days ago) in Aquarius

34.

Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 at 03:10 EDT (279 days ago) in Capricornus

35.

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, 05 Aug 2024 at 22:30 EDT (280 days ago) in Leo

36.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°28'. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 at 20:03 EDT (280 days ago) in Leo

37.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°44'. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 at 18:03 EDT (280 days ago) in Leo

38.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 04 Aug 2024 at 07:14 EDT (281 days ago) in Cancer

39.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Pitcairn. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 at 10:27 EDT (285 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°22'. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 at 19:54 EDT (286 days ago) in Taurus