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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'36". Sat, 05 Sep 2020 at 21:45 PDT (1,300 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Sat, 05 Sep 2020 at 23:28 PDT (1,300 days ago) in Pisces |
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September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2020 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Sep 2020 (1,296 days ago) in Perseus |
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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 (1,296 days ago) in Gemini |
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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 at 15:21 PDT (1,296 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. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 02:26 PDT (1,295 days ago) in Taurus |
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Asteroid 19 Fortuna at opposition Asteroid 19 Fortuna makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 12:10 PDT (1,295 days ago) in Pisces |
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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, 11 Sep 2020 at 13:17 PDT (1,294 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Sep 2020 at 17:47 PDT (1,293 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 (1,292 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°27'. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 at 21:43 PDT (1,292 days ago) in Cancer |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Sep 2020 at 23:22 PDT (1,292 days ago) in Cancer |
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Comet C/2020 K8 (Catalina-ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 K8 (Catalina-ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 (1,290 days ago) in Sextans |
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Supernova SN2020tlf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5731. Tue, 15 Sep 2020 (1,289 days ago) |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 04:01 PDT (1,288 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet 88P/Howell reaches peak brightness Comet 88P/Howell is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 (1,288 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 06:47 PDT (1,287 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°25'. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 14:52 PDT (1,287 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 20:23 PDT (1,287 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of Mars and Eris Mars and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°09'. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 22:04 PDT (1,287 days ago) in Cetus |