2561.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 11 Jan 2019 at 10:19 PDT (2,000 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 at 20:28 PDT (2,003 days ago) in Capricornus

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Supernova SN2019np discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3254. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 (2,002 days ago)

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 13:06 PDT (2,005 days ago) in Pisces

2565.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 22:16 PDT (2,006 days ago) in Libra

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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. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 18:16 PDT (2,006 days ago) in Sagittarius

2567.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Russia, Eastern Asia and Alaska. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 17:41 PDT (2,006 days ago) in Sagittarius

2568.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 17:29 PDT (2,006 days ago) in Sagittarius

2569.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 11:21 PDT (2,006 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Fri, 04 Jan 2019 at 09:39 PDT (2,007 days ago) in Sagittarius

2571.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2019 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 (2,007 days ago) in Bootes

2572.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 00:47 PDT (2,008 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2573.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 at 23:35 PDT (2,008 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2574.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 at 21:19 PDT (2,009 days ago) in Pisces

2575.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 (2,009 days ago) in Canis Major

2576.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 at 21:40 PDT (2,010 days ago) in Sagittarius

2577.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 at 14:33 PDT (2,010 days ago) in Libra

2578.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 at 13:48 PDT (2,010 days ago) in Libra

2579.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 (2,013 days ago) in Monoceros

2580.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°02'. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 11:39 PDT (2,013 days ago) in Libra