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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, 12 Jul 2020 at 19:29 EDT (1,383 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 03:50 EDT (1,381 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 05:56 EDT (1,380 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 02:07 EDT (1,378 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 3°07'. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 03:27 EDT (1,378 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 17 Jul 2020 (1,378 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 18:19 EDT (1,375 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 18:32 EDT (1,373 days ago) in Gemini

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,372 days ago)

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 05:20 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 (1,369 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 27 Jul 2020 at 08:33 EDT (1,368 days ago) in Virgo

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2020 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 (1,367 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from China, Russia and Mongolia. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,366 days ago) in Scorpius

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,366 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2020 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,366 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°31'. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 19:32 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 19:42 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°16'. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:39 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius