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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

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Jul 2017 at 16:19 EDT (2,474 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 18 Jul 2017 (2,474 days ago) in Leo

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Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jul 2017 (2,476 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 16 Jul 2017 at 15:26 EDT (2,477 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 13 Jul 2017 at 14:18 EDT (2,480 days ago) in Aquarius

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Supernova SN2017fgc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 0474. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 (2,482 days ago)

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 at 07:20 EDT (2,483 days ago) in Sagittarius