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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 18:45 EDT (689 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 (690 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 parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 at 16:18 EDT (690 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 10:25 EDT (692 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 05:22 EDT (692 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 23:19 EDT (694 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 remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 18:49 EDT (694 days ago) in Virgo

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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 04:10 EDT (695 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. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 (695 days ago) in Leo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 07:44 EDT (697 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 (698 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 14:33 EDT (700 days ago) in Cancer

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 06 Jul 2024 at 01:45 EDT (701 days ago) in Gemini

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres is optimally positioned for observation, appearing at its closest and brightest. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 19:56 EDT (702 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 18:58 EDT (702 days ago) in Gemini

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 01:06 EDT (702 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 04:29 EDT (704 days ago) in Taurus

78.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 12:27 EDT (705 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 (705 days ago) in Lynx

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (705 days ago) in Pisces