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Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2029 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 (1,874 days away) in Aries

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 at 10:22 EDT (1,874 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°46'. Sun, 10 Jun 2029 at 01:32 EDT (1,874 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°59'. Sat, 09 Jun 2029 at 11:44 EDT (1,873 days away) in Aries

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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Jun 2029 at 03:10 EDT (1,873 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 08 Jun 2029 at 12:36 EDT (1,872 days away) in Taurus

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Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 06 Jun 2029 (1,870 days away) in Ophiuchus

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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. Wed, 06 Jun 2029 at 18:08 EDT (1,870 days away) in Pisces

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 05 Jun 2029 (1,869 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. Mon, 04 Jun 2029 at 12:14 EDT (1,868 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 03 Jun 2029 at 21:19 EDT (1,867 days away) in Aquarius

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Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Jun 2029 (1,867 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Jun 2029 at 17:34 EDT (1,867 days away) in Ophiuchus

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The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Jun 2029 (1,866 days away) in Hercules

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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. Tue, 29 May 2029 at 02:54 EDT (1,862 days away) in Sagittarius

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Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 28 May 2029 (1,861 days away) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 27 May 2029 at 14:37 EDT (1,860 days away) in Scorpius

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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 Antarctica, Australia and Macquarie Island. Sun, 27 May 2029 at 08:33 EDT (1,860 days away) in Scorpius

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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, 25 May 2029 at 18:25 EDT (1,858 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°59'. Thu, 24 May 2029 at 12:20 EDT (1,857 days away) in Virgo