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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 05:09 EST (1,609 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°46'. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 06:10 EST (1,609 days ago) in Leo

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 21:36 EST (1,609 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 29'. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 03:08 EST (1,608 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 28' of each other. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 at 09:34 EST (1,608 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 at 06:11 EST (1,604 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 at 18:59 EST (1,604 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 17 Jul 2021 (1,604 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 18 Jul 2021 at 07:58 EST (1,603 days ago) in Aquila

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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 countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and Uruguay amongst others. Mon, 19 Jul 2021 at 22:50 EST (1,602 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. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 at 06:24 EST (1,600 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Greece, Russia, Macedonia and RAF Akrotiri. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 at 15:32 EST (1,599 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. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 09:44 EST (1,598 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 21:04 EST (1,598 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 at 22:36 EST (1,598 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 at 12:38 EST (1,597 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 24 Jul 2021 at 14:08 EST (1,597 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 4°10'. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 21:21 EST (1,596 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 25 Jul 2021 at 23:49 EST (1,596 days ago) in Aquarius

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2021 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 (1,593 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus