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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 at 00:07 EDT (4,285 days ago) in Cancer

242.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 at 12:11 EDT (4,292 days ago) in Cancer

243.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 18 Aug 2012 (4,292 days ago) in Cancer

244.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 at 11:10 EDT (4,294 days ago) in Cancer

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 at 18:41 EDT (4,295 days ago) in Gemini

246.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 at 00:11 EDT (4,295 days ago) in Gemini

247.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 at 15:52 EDT (4,313 days ago) in Cancer

248.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 12 Jul 2012 at 00:32 EDT (4,329 days ago) in Cancer

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 at 12:35 EDT (4,330 days ago) in Taurus

250.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 at 16:16 EDT (4,331 days ago) in Taurus

251.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 30 Jun 2012 at 22:23 EDT (4,341 days ago) in Cancer

252.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 at 10:19 EDT (4,346 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 (4,347 days ago) in Cancer

254.

Transit of Venus Venus will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from Russia, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, Alaska and Northern Europe. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 21:29 EDT (4,366 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 at 21:03 EDT (4,366 days ago) in Taurus

256.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 29 May 2012 at 01:08 EDT (4,373 days ago) in Taurus

257.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 27 May 2012 at 07:25 EDT (4,375 days ago) in Taurus

258.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 at 17:56 EDT (4,402 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 at 00:29 EDT (4,411 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 at 09:32 EDT (4,414 days ago) in Pisces