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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 01:47 EDT (1,848 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Hawaii and Kiribati amongst others. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 05:40 EDT (1,848 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 13:08 EDT (1,848 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 05:26 EDT (1,846 days ago) in Capricornus

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June Bootid meteor shower 2021 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 (1,846 days ago) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Jun 2021 at 07:05 EDT (1,846 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°27'. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 14:41 EDT (1,845 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 at 17:27 EDT (1,845 days ago) in Aquarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 (1,845 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 01 Jul 2021 at 17:11 EDT (1,842 days ago) in Cetus

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,842 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 (1,842 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

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Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jul 2021 at 07:41 EDT (1,840 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 00:11 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 10:46 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Taurus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 05 Jul 2021 at 18:27 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Pisces

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Comet 15P/Finlay reaches peak brightness Comet 15P/Finlay is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2021 apparition. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 (1,836 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 at 00:39 EDT (1,835 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 (1,834 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 09 Jul 2021 at 13:48 EDT (1,834 days ago) in Taurus