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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, 16 Sep 2018 at 19:15 EDT (2,060 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 08:53 EDT (2,060 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Sep 2018 at 00:43 EDT (2,062 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°22'. Thu, 13 Sep 2018 at 22:19 EDT (2,063 days ago) in Libra |
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Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner passes perihelion Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 13 Sep 2018 (2,063 days ago) in Auriga |
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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. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 at 22:12 EDT (2,065 days ago) in Virgo |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 09 Sep 2018 at 14:02 EDT (2,067 days ago) in Leo |
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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2018 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Sep 2018 (2,067 days ago) in Perseus |
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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, 07 Sep 2018 at 21:19 EDT (2,069 days ago) in Leo |
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Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 07 Sep 2018 at 14:18 EDT (2,069 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 at 22:26 EDT (2,070 days ago) in Cancer |
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Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 at 07:19 EDT (2,070 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 05 Sep 2018 at 07:32 EDT (2,071 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 at 22:37 EDT (2,074 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 Greenland, Iceland and Canada. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 at 21:36 EDT (2,074 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. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 at 17:45 EDT (2,074 days ago) in Taurus |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 at 05:42 EDT (2,074 days ago) in Leo |
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Aurigid meteor shower 2018 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 01 Sep 2018 (2,075 days ago) in Auriga |
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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 (2,079 days ago) in Cancer |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 07:08 EDT (2,079 days ago) in Cancer |