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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, 20 Jul 2024 at 08:22 PDT (347 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 15:45 PDT (349 days ago) in Leo

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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. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 (350 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 at 13:18 PDT (350 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 32' of each other. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 07:25 PDT (352 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 02:22 PDT (352 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Nicaragua amongst others. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 20:19 PDT (354 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 15:49 PDT (354 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 (354 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 at 01:10 PDT (355 days ago) in Virgo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 04:44 PDT (357 days ago) in Cancer

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 (358 days ago) in Pavo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 at 11:33 PDT (360 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 22:45 PDT (362 days ago) in Gemini

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 17:00 PDT (362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 15:58 PDT (362 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 at 22:06 PDT (363 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 at 01:29 PDT (364 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 09:27 PDT (365 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 13P/Olbers reaches peak brightness Comet 13P/Olbers is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 (365 days ago) in Lynx