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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 at 06:15 EDT (3,879 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 at 06:54 EDT (3,879 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 at 15:59 EDT (3,879 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°01'. Thu, 02 Jan 2014 at 06:46 EDT (3,878 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Jan 2014 at 17:39 EDT (3,878 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2014 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 03 Jan 2014 (3,877 days ago) in Bootes

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 at 06:58 EDT (3,876 days ago) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 at 12:38 EDT (3,876 days ago) in Gemini

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Supernova SN2014C discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7331. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 (3,875 days ago)

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 05 Jan 2014 at 16:04 EDT (3,875 days ago) in Gemini

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 07 Jan 2014 at 22:39 EDT (3,873 days ago) in Pisces

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 11 Jan 2014 at 07:19 EDT (3,869 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2014G discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3448. Mon, 13 Jan 2014 (3,866 days ago)

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 at 23:48 EDT (3,865 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°53'. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 01:06 EDT (3,865 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 20:52 EDT (3,865 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 23:52 EDT (3,864 days ago) in Gemini

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 at 15:51 EDT (3,864 days ago) in Cancer

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2014 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2014 (3,861 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Supernova SN2014J discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3034. Mon, 20 Jan 2014 (3,859 days ago)