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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 11 Jul 2028 at 09:52 EDT (1,511 days away) in Cetus

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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. Tue, 11 Jul 2028 at 18:25 EDT (1,511 days away) 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, 14 Jul 2028 at 16:57 EDT (1,514 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°46'. Sun, 16 Jul 2028 at 07:04 EDT (1,516 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Sun, 16 Jul 2028 at 09:30 EDT (1,516 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 16 Jul 2028 (1,516 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 17 Jul 2028 at 16:31 EDT (1,517 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Jul 2028 at 23:47 EDT (1,517 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°44'. Tue, 18 Jul 2028 at 18:03 EDT (1,518 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°42'. Wed, 19 Jul 2028 at 20:05 EDT (1,519 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Jul 2028 at 20:21 EDT (1,519 days away) in Taurus

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Australia and southern New Zealand. Fri, 21 Jul 2028 at 22:56 EDT (1,521 days away) in Cancer

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 21 Jul 2028 at 23:02 EDT (1,521 days away) in Cancer

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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, 22 Jul 2028 at 11:07 EDT (1,522 days away) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 23 Jul 2028 at 18:17 EDT (1,523 days away) in Leo

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Comet 22P/Kopff passes perihelion Comet 22P/Kopff makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 25 Jul 2028 (1,525 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 25 Jul 2028 at 09:14 EDT (1,525 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Jul 2028 at 15:14 EDT (1,525 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°25'. Tue, 25 Jul 2028 at 19:53 EDT (1,525 days away) in Virgo

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2028 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Jul 2028 (1,528 days away) in Piscis Austrinus