241.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas and Africa. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 21:30 PDT (1,822 days ago) in Sagittarius

242.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 at 21:44 PDT (1,822 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. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 02:13 PDT (1,821 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 14:38 PDT (1,821 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Jul 2020 at 14:55 PDT (1,821 days ago) in Sagittarius

246.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 at 01:38 PDT (1,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Jul 2020 at 02:13 PDT (1,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

248.

Close approach of Venus and Collinder 50 Venus and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Jul 2020 at 05:03 PDT (1,819 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 08 Jul 2020 at 04:52 PDT (1,818 days ago) in Taurus

250.

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. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 (1,817 days ago) in Pavo

251.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 at 11:21 PDT (1,816 days ago) in Taurus

252.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°57'. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 at 12:38 PDT (1,815 days ago) in Cetus

253.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 at 14:19 PDT (1,815 days ago) in Cetus

254.

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, 12 Jul 2020 at 12:26 PDT (1,814 days ago) in Pisces

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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 16:29 PDT (1,814 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 00:50 PDT (1,812 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 02:34 PDT (1,811 days ago) in Sagitta

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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 02:56 PDT (1,811 days ago) in Sagittarius

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 at 12:38 PDT (1,811 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Jul 2020 at 23:07 PDT (1,810 days ago) in Taurus