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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. Fri, 18 Jul 2014 at 22:08 EDT (3,571 days ago) in Pisces

202.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 20 Jul 2014 at 16:41 EDT (3,569 days ago) in Libra

203.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 21 Jul 2014 at 22:24 EDT (3,568 days ago) in Pisces

204.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°21'. Wed, 23 Jul 2014 at 08:14 EDT (3,566 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°25'. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 at 14:15 EDT (3,565 days ago) in Gemini

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Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 at 16:32 EDT (3,565 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°06'. Fri, 25 Jul 2014 at 11:27 EDT (3,564 days ago) in Gemini

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 25 Jul 2014 at 23:39 EDT (3,564 days ago) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 26 Jul 2014 at 18:43 EDT (3,563 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 27 Jul 2014 at 21:37 EDT (3,562 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 27 Jul 2014 at 23:27 EDT (3,562 days ago) in Cancer

212.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2014 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 28 Jul 2014 (3,560 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

213.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 29 Jul 2014 at 18:23 EDT (3,560 days ago) in Gemini

214.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2014 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 30 Jul 2014 (3,559 days ago) in Aquarius

215.

α-Capricornid meteor shower 2014 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 30 Jul 2014 (3,559 days ago) in Capricornus

216.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 at 06:02 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Virgo

217.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 at 07:08 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Virgo

218.

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. Sun, 03 Aug 2014 at 20:50 EDT (3,555 days ago) in Libra

219.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 04 Aug 2014 at 06:29 EDT (3,554 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 countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Mon, 04 Aug 2014 at 06:29 EDT (3,554 days ago) in Libra