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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
09:10 PST
Venus at superior solar conjunction

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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
03:07 PST
Mars at solar conjunction

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Sat, 10 Jan 2026
00:34 PST
Jupiter at opposition

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Thu, 15 Jan 2026
NGC 2403 is well placed

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Sun, 18 Jan 2026
11:53 PST
New Moon

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Wed, 21 Jan 2026
08:01 PST
Mercury at superior solar conjunction

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Thu, 22 Jan 2026
04:48 PST
Venus at aphelion

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
02:19 PST
134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2026
04:40 PST
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

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Sun, 25 Jan 2026
20:47 PST
Moon at First Quarter

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
06:35 PST
Mercury at greatest elongation east

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The sky on 21 January 2026
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06:53
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17:11
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05:25

3-day old moon
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Mercury 07:04 12:04 17:04
Venus 07:12 12:18 17:23
Moon 08:47 14:26 20:12
Mars 06:49 11:50 16:51
Jupiter 15:56 23:04 06:12
Saturn 09:46 15:40 21:34
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