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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 at 06:04 PDT (2,890 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 08:23 PDT (2,893 days ago) in Libra

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2017 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2017 (2,893 days ago) in Capricornus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2017 (2,893 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 17:32 PDT (2,894 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Jul 2017 at 15:15 PDT (2,895 days ago) in Virgo

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2017 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Jul 2017 (2,895 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°08'. Fri, 28 Jul 2017 at 13:16 PDT (2,895 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 16:24 PDT (2,896 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 26 Jul 2017 at 17:30 PDT (2,897 days ago) in Cancer

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 (2,897 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Christmas Island. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 at 03:39 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea amongst others. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 at 02:11 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 at 02:11 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 at 01:48 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Leo

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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, 23 Jul 2017 at 23:35 PDT (2,900 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Jul 2017 at 02:46 PDT (2,900 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 21 Jul 2017 at 10:11 PDT (2,902 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 (2,902 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 04:49 PDT (2,903 days ago) in Taurus