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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. Thu, 23 Aug 2018 at 07:22 EDT (2,097 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 05:52 EDT (2,099 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 2°07'. Tue, 21 Aug 2018 at 05:37 EDT (2,099 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 03:49 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Libra

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2018 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Aug 2018 (2,102 days ago) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 09:13 EDT (2,103 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 4°30'. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 06:37 EDT (2,103 days ago) in Libra

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 04:11 EDT (2,103 days ago) in Virgo

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 (2,105 days ago) in Aquarius

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 01:13 EDT (2,105 days ago) in Virgo

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 (2,106 days ago) in Pegasus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Aug 2018 at 13:30 EDT (2,106 days ago) in Virgo

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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 09:34 EDT (2,106 days ago) in Virgo

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Perseid meteor shower 2018 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 (2,107 days ago) in Perseus

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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 15:07 EDT (2,108 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:58 EDT (2,109 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 05:46 EDT (2,109 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 14:06 EDT (2,110 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 08 Aug 2018 at 22:01 EDT (2,112 days ago) in Cancer

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 at 11:57 EDT (2,113 days ago) in Aries