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Sun, 07 Dec 2025
16:14 PST
Mercury at greatest elongation west

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Sat, 03 Jan 2026
02:02 PST
Full Moon

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Sat, 03 Jan 2026
05:27 PST
The Moon at aphelion

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

Sat, 03 Jan 2026
09:15 PST
The Earth at perihelion

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

Sun, 04 Jan 2026
18:44 PST
Close approach of the Moon and M44

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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
03:01 PST
Mercury at aphelion

© NASA/Ricardo Nunes

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

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

Tue, 06 Jan 2026
07:19 PST to 11:22 PST
Lunar occultation of Regulus

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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
00:05 PST
Jupiter at perigee

© NASA/Hubble Space Telescope

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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Sat, 10 Jan 2026
07:48 PST
Moon at Last Quarter

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026
NGC 2403 is well placed

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

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

© NASA/New Horizons

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

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Saturn 10:49 16:42 22:35
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