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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. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 01:43 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 15:57 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 16:20 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Capricornus

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, south-western Russia, Europe and Australia. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 16:22 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°43'. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 18:03 EDT (2,102 days ago) in Capricornus

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2018 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Jul 2018 (2,100 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,099 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2018 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 30 Jul 2018 (2,099 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 31 Jul 2018 at 03:44 EDT (2,098 days ago) in Capricornus

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Supernova SN2018eqq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2536. Thu, 02 Aug 2018 (2,095 days ago)

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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. Sat, 04 Aug 2018 at 14:18 EDT (2,094 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 10:54 EDT (2,092 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Mongolia and China. Mon, 06 Aug 2018 at 14:39 EDT (2,092 days ago) in Taurus

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 07 Aug 2018 at 11:57 EDT (2,091 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 08 Aug 2018 at 22:01 EDT (2,090 days ago) 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. Fri, 10 Aug 2018 at 14:06 EDT (2,088 days ago) in Cancer

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Russia, Eastern Asia, Greenland, eastern Canada, Kazakhstan and Northern Europe. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:46 EDT (2,087 days ago) in Leo

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 11 Aug 2018 at 05:58 EDT (2,087 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, 12 Aug 2018 at 15:07 EDT (2,086 days ago) in Leo

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Perseid meteor shower 2018 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2018 (2,085 days ago) in Perseus