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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. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 13:05 EDT (2,126 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 22:48 EDT (2,126 days ago) in Gemini

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Macquarie Island, Tasmania and south-western New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 23:01 EDT (2,126 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 13 Jul 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,125 days ago) in Gemini

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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, 13 Jul 2018 at 05:22 EDT (2,125 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Sat, 14 Jul 2018 at 18:03 EDT (2,124 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°37'. Sun, 15 Jul 2018 at 23:31 EDT (2,123 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Jul 2018 at 00:20 EDT (2,122 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 (2,121 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 15:52 EDT (2,119 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 06:09 EDT (2,118 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°26'. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 19:56 EDT (2,118 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 at 22:34 EDT (2,118 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°10'. Sat, 21 Jul 2018 at 17:11 EDT (2,117 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 at 01:52 EDT (2,113 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Jul 2018 at 02:04 EDT (2,113 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. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 at 15:41 EDT (2,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 27 Jul 2018 at 01:06 EDT (2,111 days ago) in Capricornus

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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 (2,111 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 (2,111 days ago) in Capricornus