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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 at 00:14 PDT (2,181 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru amongst others. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 at 00:14 PDT (2,181 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 16 Jul 2019 at 06:50 PDT (2,181 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Europe, South America and Australia. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 at 14:31 PDT (2,181 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 16 Jul 2019 at 14:38 PDT (2,181 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 2019 (2,180 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 20 Jul 2019 at 16:58 PDT (2,177 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 21 Jul 2019 at 05:29 PDT (2,176 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. Wed, 24 Jul 2019 at 18:18 PDT (2,173 days ago) in Pisces

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2019 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 29 Jul 2019 (2,168 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2019 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 (2,167 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2019 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 (2,167 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°31'. Tue, 30 Jul 2019 at 19:19 PDT (2,167 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 20:13 PDT (2,166 days ago) 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. Thu, 01 Aug 2019 at 16:31 PDT (2,165 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, 02 Aug 2019 at 00:11 PDT (2,164 days ago) in Leo

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Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 06 Aug 2019 at 02:34 PDT (2,160 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 07 Aug 2019 at 10:31 PDT (2,159 days ago) in Libra

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 08 Aug 2019 at 09:26 PDT (2,158 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 15:51 PDT (2,157 days ago) in Ophiuchus