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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 16:32 EDT (652 days ago) in Cetus |
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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2022 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 (651 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus |
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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. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 13:53 EDT (651 days ago) in Leo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 17:08 EDT (651 days ago) in Leo |
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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2022 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 (650 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Comet C/2021 P4 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 P4 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 (650 days ago) in Leo |
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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2022 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 (650 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 at 05:22 EDT (648 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 at 07:07 EDT (644 days ago) in Libra |
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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Corsica, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas and the Canary Islands. Sat, 06 Aug 2022 at 17:39 EDT (643 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania amongst others. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 at 11:05 EDT (640 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 at 13:08 EDT (639 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. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 at 17:54 EDT (639 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 at 21:35 EDT (638 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 at 23:55 EDT (638 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, 12 Aug 2022 at 01:59 EDT (637 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Perseid meteor shower 2022 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 12 Aug 2022 (636 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 (635 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 (635 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 (634 days ago) in Cetus |