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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa amongst others. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 05:40 EDT (2,859 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 06:11 EDT (2,859 days ago) in Leo

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The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 (2,859 days ago) in Pavo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 04:25 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 20:52 EDT (2,857 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 13 Jul 2016 at 01:24 EDT (2,855 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°48'. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 at 14:23 EDT (2,854 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°26'. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 00:46 EDT (2,852 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 01:41 EDT (2,852 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 17 Jul 2016 (2,851 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 18 Jul 2016 at 23:12 EDT (2,850 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Jul 2016 at 18:56 EDT (2,849 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Sat, 23 Jul 2016 at 01:02 EDT (2,845 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 26 Jul 2016 at 19:00 EDT (2,842 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 27 Jul 2016 at 07:36 EDT (2,841 days ago) in Aries

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2016 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Jul 2016 (2,840 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 03:29 EDT (2,839 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 countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 07:12 EDT (2,839 days ago) in Taurus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 16:25 EDT (2,839 days ago) in Pisces

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 (2,839 days ago) in Aquarius