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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sat, 05 May 2018 at 20:36 EDT (529 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 1°41' of each other. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:18 EDT (530 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°41'. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:16 EDT (530 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 03 May 2018 at 12:38 EDT (531 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 02 May 2018 at 13:54 EDT (532 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 01 May 2018 (533 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 3°40' of each other. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 at 15:17 EDT (534 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°49'. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 at 13:16 EDT (534 days ago) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 21:00 EDT (535 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 11:06 EDT (535 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°26'. Thu, 26 Apr 2018 at 08:14 EDT (538 days ago) in Sagittarius

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1 Ceres at perihelion Tue, 24 Apr 2018 at 04:41 EDT (540 days ago) in Cancer

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π-Puppid meteor shower The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 (541 days ago) in Puppis

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 23 Apr 2018 at 06:37 EDT (541 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 22 Apr 2018 at 17:47 EDT (542 days ago) in Cancer

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Lyrid meteor shower The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Apr 2018 (542 days ago) in Hercules

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 at 10:42 EDT (544 days ago) in Orion

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 at 10:03 EDT (546 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°24'. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 15:29 EDT (547 days ago) in Aries

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Saturn at aphelion Saturn reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 07:32 EDT (547 days ago) in Sagittarius