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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°21'. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 01:33 EDT (3,538 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 09:24 EDT (3,538 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 15:22 EDT (3,538 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 29 Aug 2014 at 10:24 EDT (3,536 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 14:58 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 15:07 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa and Brazil. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 15:07 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°08'. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 19:43 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 21:12 EDT (3,534 days ago) in Libra

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Aurigid meteor shower 2014 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 01 Sep 2014 (3,533 days ago) in Auriga

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Supernova SN2014cx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 337. Mon, 01 Sep 2014 (3,532 days ago)

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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. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 at 07:11 EDT (3,532 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 05 Sep 2014 at 17:22 EDT (3,529 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 07 Sep 2014 at 00:51 EDT (3,527 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 07 Sep 2014 at 23:31 EDT (3,527 days ago) in Aquarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 at 21:38 EDT (3,526 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition Asteroid 12 Victoria makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 at 05:34 EDT (3,525 days ago) in Pegasus

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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2014 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 (3,525 days ago) in Perseus

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Supernova ASASSN-14ha discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1566. Tue, 09 Sep 2014 (3,524 days ago)

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Supernova SN2014dg discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2855. Wed, 10 Sep 2014 (3,523 days ago)