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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. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 21:55 EDT (1,309 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 (1,309 days ago) in Virgo

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September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,310 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras amongst others. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 21:28 EDT (1,311 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 at 09:06 EDT (1,313 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mars and Eris Mars and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°09'. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 at 01:04 EDT (1,313 days ago) in Cetus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 23:23 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°25'. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 17:52 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 18 Sep 2020 at 09:47 EDT (1,314 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet 88P/Howell reaches peak brightness Comet 88P/Howell is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 (1,315 days ago) in Scorpius

51.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 07:01 EDT (1,315 days ago) in Virgo

52.

Supernova SN2020tlf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5731. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 (1,316 days ago)

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Comet C/2020 K8 (Catalina-ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 K8 (Catalina-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 (1,317 days ago) in Sextans

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 02:22 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 00:43 EDT (1,318 days ago) in Cancer

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 20:47 EDT (1,320 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 11 Sep 2020 at 16:17 EDT (1,321 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 15:10 EDT (1,322 days ago) in Pisces

59.

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. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 05:26 EDT (1,322 days ago) in Taurus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 at 18:21 EDT (1,323 days ago) in Pisces