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Daytime Arietid meteor shower The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 (728 days ago) in Aries

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Venus reaches highest point in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 07 Jun 2018 (731 days ago) in Virgo

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 14:32 EDT (732 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 06:13 EDT (732 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 at 21:48 EDT (733 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 08:00 EDT (735 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 3°07' of each other. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 06:55 EDT (735 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 at 12:34 EDT (736 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 1°38' of each other. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:07 EDT (738 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:03 EDT (738 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 04:24 EDT (738 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 May 2018 at 10:20 EDT (740 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 3°46' of each other. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 15:52 EDT (742 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 13:38 EDT (742 days ago) in Libra

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C/2018 EF9 (Lemmon) at perihelion C/2018 EF9 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 23 May 2018 (746 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Mon, 21 May 2018 at 23:49 EDT (748 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 1°20' of each other. Sun, 20 May 2018 at 08:05 EDT (749 days ago) in Cancer

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66P/du Toit at perihelion 66P/du Toit makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 19 May 2018 (750 days ago) in Sculptor

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 17:04 EDT (752 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°49'. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 14:09 EDT (752 days ago) in Taurus