Planet Mercury will also pass about 2 degrees from the thin waning crescent Moon just before sunrise near the eastern horizon on Saturday, July 29. And finally, on the evening of July 31st, Venus will take its turn near the crescent Moon . But this time it will be a day-old crescent Moon near the western horizon, shortly after sunset . This telescopic picture taken on 31 December 1997, shows a lovely young crescent Moon and brilliant crescent Venus in the early evening sky near Bursa, Turkey . On Sunday, July 30, a partial eclipse of the Sun will be visible from some locations in North America.
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