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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 09:50 EDT (1,739 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 17:31 EDT (1,739 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 17:38 EDT (1,739 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 (1,738 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 19:58 EDT (1,735 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 08:29 EDT (1,734 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 21:18 EDT (1,731 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 (1,726 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 (1,725 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 (1,725 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 22:19 EDT (1,725 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 23:13 EDT (1,724 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 19:31 EDT (1,723 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 03:11 EDT (1,722 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 15:10 EDT (1,718 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 13:31 EDT (1,717 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 12:26 EDT (1,716 days ago) in Cancer

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Comet 168P/Hergenrother passes perihelion Comet 168P/Hergenrother makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 (1,715 days ago) in Taurus

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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 18:51 EDT (1,715 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Aug 2019 at 19:45 EDT (1,715 days ago) in Ophiuchus