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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. Fri, 28 Jul 2028 at 13:40 EDT (1,532 days away) in Virgo

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2028 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2028 (1,534 days away) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2028 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 29 Jul 2028 (1,534 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 30 Jul 2028 at 12:15 EDT (1,534 days away) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States and Canada. Mon, 31 Jul 2028 at 02:20 EDT (1,535 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Thu, 03 Aug 2028 at 22:45 EDT (1,538 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 05 Aug 2028 at 04:09 EDT (1,540 days away) in Capricornus

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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, 08 Aug 2028 at 08:52 EDT (1,543 days away) in Pisces

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 10 Aug 2028 at 09:21 EDT (1,545 days away) in Orion

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 11 Aug 2028 at 00:32 EDT (1,546 days away) in Orion

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Perseid meteor shower 2028 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2028 (1,547 days away) in Perseus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°45'. Sat, 12 Aug 2028 at 17:01 EDT (1,547 days away) in Aries

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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. Sun, 13 Aug 2028 at 07:45 EDT (1,548 days away) in Aries

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Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 13 Aug 2028 (1,548 days away) in Pegasus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 14 Aug 2028 at 01:08 EDT (1,549 days away) in Taurus

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Asteroid 42 Isis at opposition Asteroid 42 Isis makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 14 Aug 2028 at 07:58 EDT (1,549 days away) in Piscis Austrinus

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Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Aug 2028 (1,549 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Wed, 16 Aug 2028 at 22:19 EDT (1,551 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 16 Aug 2028 at 23:35 EDT (1,551 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 17 Aug 2028 at 14:41 EDT (1,552 days away) in Gemini