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Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 3'59" of each other. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 18:30 EDT (2,822 days ago) in Virgo

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Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 (2,818 days ago) in Auriga

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,817 days ago) in Leo

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:08 EDT (2,817 days ago) in Leo

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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, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,816 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°02'. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 13:26 EDT (2,816 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 22'. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 17:55 EDT (2,816 days ago) in Virgo

308.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 18:09 EDT (2,816 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 1°07'. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 06:31 EDT (2,815 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 07:16 EDT (2,815 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Svalbard amongst others. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 07:16 EDT (2,815 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 20:51 EDT (2,815 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. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,812 days ago) in Libra

314.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 16:59 EDT (2,810 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 18:04 EDT (2,810 days ago) in Ophiuchus

316.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2016 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 (2,809 days ago) in Perseus

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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. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 at 07:49 EDT (2,809 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°56'. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 at 09:44 EDT (2,809 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 12 Sep 2016 at 19:35 EDT (2,806 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. Wed, 14 Sep 2016 at 03:53 EDT (2,804 days ago) in Aquarius