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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand, French Polynesia and Cook Islands. Fri, 17 Jan 2042 at 09:33 EDT (6,407 days away) in Scorpius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 18 Jan 2042 at 21:28 EDT (6,408 days away) in Sagittarius

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2042 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2042 (6,409 days away) in Ursa Minor

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 20 Jan 2042 at 11:01 EDT (6,410 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 20 Jan 2042 at 19:00 EDT (6,410 days away) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 21 Jan 2042 at 15:43 EDT (6,411 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 23 Jan 2042 at 17:32 EDT (6,413 days away) in Aquarius

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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 27 Jan 2042 at 11:46 EDT (6,417 days away) in Cancer

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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, 28 Jan 2042 at 07:48 EDT (6,418 days away) in Aries

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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. Thu, 30 Jan 2042 at 06:27 EDT (6,420 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 03 Feb 2042 (6,425 days away) in Sagittarius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 04 Feb 2042 at 20:57 EDT (6,425 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 12'. Wed, 05 Feb 2042 at 00:38 EDT (6,426 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Feb 2042 at 00:46 EDT (6,426 days away) in Leo

35.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico amongst others. Wed, 05 Feb 2042 at 00:46 EDT (6,426 days away) in Leo

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 05 Feb 2042 at 02:50 EDT (6,426 days away) in Leo

37.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 06 Feb 2042 at 06:58 EDT (6,427 days away) in Leo

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 06 Feb 2042 at 09:22 EDT (6,427 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 06 Feb 2042 at 11:22 EDT (6,427 days away) in Sagittarius

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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, 06 Feb 2042 at 16:29 EDT (6,427 days away) in Leo