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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 13:34 EDT (1,375 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 18:19 EDT (1,375 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 at 23:28 EDT (1,375 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 at 18:32 EDT (1,373 days ago) in Gemini

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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) passes perigee Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 (1,372 days ago)

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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. Sat, 25 Jul 2020 at 01:01 EDT (1,370 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 05:20 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 (1,369 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Mon, 27 Jul 2020 at 08:33 EDT (1,368 days ago) in Virgo

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Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2020 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 (1,367 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from China, Russia and Mongolia. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,366 days ago) in Scorpius

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Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,366 days ago) in Aquarius

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α-Capricornid meteor shower 2020 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 (1,366 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°31'. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 19:32 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 at 19:42 EDT (1,363 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 2°16'. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 09:39 EDT (1,362 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. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 at 11:57 EDT (1,362 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 05:24 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 at 11:58 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Capricornus