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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Macquarie Island, Tasmania and south-western New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 20:01 PDT (2,557 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 19:48 PDT (2,557 days ago) in Gemini

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 03:55 PDT (2,557 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 at 21:08 PDT (2,558 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, 10 Jul 2018 (2,559 days ago) in Pavo

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 10:19 PDT (2,559 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and the Contiguous United States. Tue, 10 Jul 2018 at 02:34 PDT (2,559 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Jul 2018 at 22:56 PDT (2,560 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 07 Jul 2018 at 08:02 PDT (2,562 days ago) in Cancer

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 09:46 PDT (2,563 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 06 Jul 2018 at 00:51 PDT (2,563 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of Mercury and M44 Mercury and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jul 2018 at 06:28 PDT (2,565 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 03 Jul 2018 (2,565 days ago) in Cancer

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 (2,567 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jul 2018 (2,568 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 18:46 PDT (2,569 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 30 Jun 2018 at 16:57 PDT (2,569 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 29 Jun 2018 at 19:43 PDT (2,570 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 29 Jun 2018 (2,570 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 at 07:55 PDT (2,571 days ago) in Sagittarius