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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. Tue, 13 Aug 2019 at 16:19 EDT (1,708 days ago) in Capricornus

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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 02:36 EDT (1,707 days ago) in Leo

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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. Wed, 14 Aug 2019 (1,707 days ago) in Pegasus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 08:29 EDT (1,706 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 15 Aug 2019 (1,706 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sat, 17 Aug 2019 at 06:49 EDT (1,704 days ago) in Aquarius

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2019 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 18 Aug 2019 (1,703 days ago) in Draco

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 at 02:50 EDT (1,701 days ago) in Cancer

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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, 23 Aug 2019 at 10:56 EDT (1,698 days ago) in Taurus

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Aug 2019 at 23:48 EDT (1,696 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 08:12 EDT (1,693 days ago) in Cancer

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Aug 2019 at 15:20 EDT (1,693 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 06:38 EDT (1,691 days ago) in Leo

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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. Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 11:53 EDT (1,691 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 at 01:41 EDT (1,689 days ago) in Virgo

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Aurigid meteor shower 2019 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 (1,689 days ago) in Auriga

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 02 Sep 2019 at 06:17 EDT (1,688 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 03 Sep 2019 at 21:48 EDT (1,687 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 W2 (Africano) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 (1,685 days ago) in Perseus

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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. Thu, 05 Sep 2019 at 23:11 EDT (1,685 days ago) in Ophiuchus