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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Argentina and Chile. Sun, 09 Jul 2034 at 07:00 EDT (3,707 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 21:59 EDT (3,706 days away) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:59 EDT (3,706 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:59 EDT (3,706 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'17". Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 14:56 EDT (3,706 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 08 Jul 2034 at 01:56 EDT (3,706 days away) in Taurus

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The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Thu, 06 Jul 2034 at 14:49 EDT (3,704 days away) in Pisces

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The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 (3,699 days away) in Serpens Cauda

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Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 (3,699 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 at 13:44 EDT (3,699 days away) 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. Sat, 01 Jul 2034 at 13:23 EDT (3,699 days away) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Jun 2034 (3,697 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 27 Jun 2034 at 16:29 EDT (3,695 days away) in Gemini

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June Bootid meteor shower 2034 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Jun 2034 (3,695 days away) in Bootes

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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, 26 Jun 2034 at 20:20 EDT (3,694 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Mon, 26 Jun 2034 at 10:16 EDT (3,694 days away) in Gemini

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NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 24 Jun 2034 (3,692 days away) in Corona Australis

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The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jun 2034 (3,691 days away) 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. Fri, 23 Jun 2034 at 10:35 EDT (3,691 days away) in Virgo

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June solstice 21 June will be the longest day of 2034 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Jun 2034 at 02:43 EDT (3,689 days away) in Taurus