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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°05'. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 14:27 EDT (67 days away) in Aries

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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. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 (67 days away) in Serpens Cauda

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 05:19 EDT (68 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 at 12:27 EDT (68 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 at 04:29 EDT (69 days away) in Taurus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 01:06 EDT (71 days away) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 18:58 EDT (71 days away) in Gemini

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 06 Jul 2024 at 01:45 EDT (72 days away) in Gemini

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 06 Jul 2024 at 11:39 EDT (72 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 07 Jul 2024 at 14:33 EDT (73 days away) in Cancer

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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. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 (75 days away) in Pavo

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 at 07:44 EDT (76 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 (78 days away) in Leo

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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. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 at 04:10 EDT (78 days away) in Virgo

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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, 13 Jul 2024 at 18:49 EDT (79 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Canada and Nicaragua amongst others. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 at 23:19 EDT (79 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 05:22 EDT (81 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 32' of each other. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 at 10:25 EDT (81 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and British Indian Ocean Territory. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 at 16:18 EDT (83 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 (83 days away) in Sagittarius