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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°15'. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 06:34 PDT (2,524 days ago) in Virgo

202.

Perseid meteor shower 2018 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 (2,525 days ago) in Perseus

203.

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. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 at 12:07 PDT (2,526 days ago) in Leo

204.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 02:58 PDT (2,527 days ago) in Leo

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Russia, Eastern Asia, Greenland, eastern Canada, Kazakhstan and Northern Europe. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 02:46 PDT (2,527 days ago) in Leo

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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, 10 Aug 2018 at 11:06 PDT (2,528 days ago) in Cancer

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Comet C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2016 M1 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 (2,528 days ago) in Circinus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 08 Aug 2018 at 19:01 PDT (2,530 days ago) in Cancer

209.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 at 08:57 PDT (2,531 days ago) in Aries

210.

Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS) passes perigee Comet C/2017 S3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 (2,531 days ago) in Gemini

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Mongolia and China. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 11:39 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Taurus

212.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 07:54 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Taurus

213.

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. Sat, 04 Aug 2018 at 11:18 PDT (2,534 days ago) in Cetus

214.

Supernova SN2018eqq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2536. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 (2,535 days ago)

215.

Comet C/2018 N1 (NEOWISE) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 N1 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 (2,536 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 at 00:44 PDT (2,538 days ago) in Capricornus

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2018 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,539 days ago) in Capricornus

218.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,539 days ago) in Aquarius

219.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2018 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Jul 2018 (2,540 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°43'. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 15:03 PDT (2,542 days ago) in Capricornus