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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. Sun, 02 Jan 2039 at 02:37 EDT (5,297 days away) in Cetus |
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Quadrantid meteor shower 2039 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 04 Jan 2039 (5,299 days away) in Bootes |
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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, 05 Jan 2039 at 00:09 EDT (5,300 days away) in Aries |
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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 Jan 2039 at 01:41 EDT (5,300 days away) in Pisces |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 06:29 EDT (5,303 days away) in Virgo |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 13:23 EDT (5,303 days away) in Pisces |
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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 14:18 EDT (5,303 days away) in Sagittarius |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 10 Jan 2039 at 06:45 EDT (5,305 days away) 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. Mon, 10 Jan 2039 at 08:42 EDT (5,305 days away) in Gemini |
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Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Wed, 12 Jan 2039 at 18:44 EDT (5,307 days away) in Capricornus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Thu, 13 Jan 2039 at 07:04 EDT (5,308 days away) in Leo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Jan 2039 at 09:04 EDT (5,308 days away) in Leo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Sat, 15 Jan 2039 at 10:37 EDT (5,310 days away) in Virgo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Jan 2039 at 12:52 EDT (5,310 days away) in Virgo |
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Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 16 Jan 2039 at 19:55 EDT (5,311 days away) in Gemini |
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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 17 Jan 2039 at 05:28 EDT (5,312 days away) in Aquarius |
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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. Mon, 17 Jan 2039 at 13:42 EDT (5,312 days away) in Virgo |
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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2039 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 19 Jan 2039 (5,314 days away) in Ursa Minor |
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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. Fri, 21 Jan 2039 at 00:31 EDT (5,316 days away) in Ophiuchus |
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Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Sat, 22 Jan 2039 at 03:33 EDT (5,317 days away) in Virgo |