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Sat, 16 Nov 2024
04:18 EST
Mercury at greatest elongation east

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Sat, 16 Nov 2024
21:36 EST
Uranus at opposition

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Thu, 05 Dec 2024
21:14 EST
Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

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Fri, 06 Dec 2024
04:59 EST
Jupiter at perigee

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Sat, 07 Dec 2024
15:50 EST
Jupiter at opposition

© NASA/Voyager 2

Sat, 07 Dec 2024
18:26 EST
Neptune ends retrograde motion

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Sun, 08 Dec 2024
10:27 EST
Moon at First Quarter

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Thu, 12 Dec 2024
08:20 EST
The Moon at perigee

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024
12:54 EST
Close approach of the Moon and M45

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Sat, 14 Dec 2024
13:06 EST
The Moon at aphelion

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Sat, 14 Dec 2024
13:28 EST
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Sat, 14 Dec 2024
14:42 EST
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Sun, 15 Dec 2024
04:01 EST
Full Moon

The Earth, as seen by the Apollo 17 astronauts. © NASA

Sat, 21 Dec 2024
04:20 EST
December solstice

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Wed, 25 Dec 2024
02:10 EST
Mercury at greatest elongation west

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The sky on 11 December 2024
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07:01
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10-day old moon
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Venus 10:11 14:51 19:31
Moon 13:25 20:28 03:45
Mars 19:28 02:57 10:26
Jupiter 15:45 23:15 06:45
Saturn 11:48 17:20 22:51
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