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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°43'. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 15:03 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Capricornus

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Europe and Australia. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 13:22 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 13:20 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 12:57 PDT (2,532 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 26 Jul 2018 at 22:43 PDT (2,533 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 22:06 PDT (2,533 days ago) in Capricornus

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 12:41 PDT (2,533 days ago) in Sagittarius

308.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 at 23:04 PDT (2,535 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°59'. Tue, 24 Jul 2018 at 22:52 PDT (2,535 days ago) in Sagittarius

310.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:34 PDT (2,539 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°06'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:20 PDT (2,539 days ago) in Leo

312.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°26'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 16:56 PDT (2,539 days ago) in Libra

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 03:09 PDT (2,539 days ago) in Leo

314.

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. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 12:52 PDT (2,540 days ago) in Virgo

315.

Comet C/2017 T3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 (2,540 days ago) in Monoceros

316.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 (2,542 days ago) in Sagittarius

317.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 21:20 PDT (2,544 days ago) in Leo

318.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 20:31 PDT (2,544 days ago) in Leo

319.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 15:03 PDT (2,545 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. Fri, 13 Jul 2018 at 02:22 PDT (2,546 days ago) in Gemini