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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 26 Jan 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,684 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 at 19:44 EDT (2,685 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:52 EDT (2,686 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:18 EDT (2,686 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jan 2017 (2,687 days ago) in Vela

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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. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 at 19:13 EDT (2,689 days ago) in Libra

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jan 2017 (2,690 days ago) in Carina

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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. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 17:14 EDT (2,691 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 08:56 EDT (2,691 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 02:08 EDT (2,691 days ago) 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 2°41'. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 00:26 EDT (2,691 days ago) in Virgo

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2017 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 (2,691 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jan 2017 (2,693 days ago) in Puppis

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Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 17 Jan 2017 at 02:10 EDT (2,693 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°16'. Mon, 16 Jan 2017 at 23:30 EDT (2,693 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 at 23:06 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Leo

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 (2,696 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 (2,696 days ago) in Puppis

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 at 08:18 EDT (2,696 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 13 Jan 2017 at 17:09 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Sagittarius