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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 at 01:59 EDT (631 days ago) in Capricornus

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Perseid meteor shower 2022 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 (630 days ago) in Perseus

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Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 14 Aug 2022 at 13:02 EDT (629 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 14 Aug 2022 (629 days ago) in Pegasus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 at 05:41 EDT (628 days ago) in Cetus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 (628 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 at 07:10 EDT (628 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 15 Aug 2022 (628 days ago) in Aquarius

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κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2022 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 (625 days ago) in Draco

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 10:14 EDT (625 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Alaska, Hawaii, Kiribati and Marshall Islands amongst others. Thu, 18 Aug 2022 at 10:14 EDT (625 days ago) 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. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 00:36 EDT (624 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 06:36 EDT (624 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°41'. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 08:17 EDT (624 days ago) in Taurus

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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 05:34 EDT (621 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. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 at 17:52 EDT (621 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 17:33 EDT (620 days ago) in Virgo

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Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 09:40 EDT (619 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 at 14:21 EDT (619 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Thu, 25 Aug 2022 at 16:58 EDT (618 days ago) in Cancer