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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 at 14:37 EDT (662 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 16:16 EDT (660 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 18:29 EDT (660 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Jul 2022 at 15:44 EDT (659 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sun, 17 Jul 2022 (658 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 20:59 EDT (657 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 at 22:48 EDT (657 days ago) in Cetus

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 03:10 EDT (655 days ago) in Sagittarius

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134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 05:51 EDT (655 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 20 Jul 2022 at 10:19 EDT (655 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (654 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, China and Alaska. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 11:55 EDT (654 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 12:46 EDT (654 days ago) in Aries

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 00:52 EDT (653 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (653 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 Africa and Brazil. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 02:11 EDT (653 days ago) in Aries

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Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition Asteroid 192 Nausikaa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 at 17:34 EDT (653 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. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 06:21 EDT (649 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 at 10:12 EDT (649 days ago) in Gemini

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 13:56 EDT (647 days ago) in Cancer