221.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:56 EST (532 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:56 EST (532 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 4'38". Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 10:59 EST (532 days ago) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition Asteroid 42 Isis makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 at 22:22 EST (532 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 04:42 EST (531 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 04:42 EST (531 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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 at 17:53 EST (531 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 (531 days ago) in Ophiuchus

229.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 29 Jun 2024 at 15:16 EST (530 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 (529 days ago) in Sagittarius

231.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 at 11:47 EST (528 days ago) in Aries

232.

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 EST (528 days ago) 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 (528 days ago) 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 EST (527 days ago) 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 EST (527 days ago) in Taurus

236.

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 EST (526 days ago) in Taurus

237.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 01:06 EST (524 days ago) in Pisces

238.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 18:58 EST (524 days ago) 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. Fri, 05 Jul 2024 at 20:00 EST (524 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 EST (523 days ago) in Gemini