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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 (2,460 days ago) in Pisces

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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 11:23 EDT (2,463 days ago) in Libra

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2017 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 30 Jul 2017 (2,463 days ago) in Capricornus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 30 Jul 2017 (2,463 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 20:32 EDT (2,464 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 18:15 EDT (2,465 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 (2,465 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 16:16 EDT (2,465 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 27 Jul 2017 at 19:24 EDT (2,466 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 20:30 EDT (2,467 days ago) in Cancer

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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 06:39 EDT (2,468 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 05:11 EDT (2,468 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 05:11 EDT (2,468 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 04:48 EDT (2,468 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. Mon, 24 Jul 2017 at 02:35 EDT (2,469 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 05:46 EDT (2,470 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 13:11 EDT (2,472 days ago) in Gemini

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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 07:49 EDT (2,473 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Thu, 20 Jul 2017 at 07:11 EDT (2,473 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 19:54 EDT (2,474 days ago) in Taurus