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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 at 15:04 EDT (591 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 (591 days ago) in Canis Major

463.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:36 EDT (590 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:51 EDT (590 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:51 EDT (590 days ago) in Taurus

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2023 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 (589 days ago) in Bootes

467.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 at 11:17 EDT (589 days ago) in Pisces

468.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 18:07 EDT (587 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. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 22:55 EDT (587 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Jan 2023 at 07:53 EDT (586 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. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 at 04:19 EDT (585 days ago) in Cancer

472.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passes perihelion Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 (581 days ago)

473.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (581 days ago) in Taurus

474.

Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2022 U2 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 14 Jan 2023 (579 days ago) in Cassiopeia

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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. Sat, 14 Jan 2023 at 21:10 EDT (579 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 (578 days ago) in Puppis

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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. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 (578 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 at 23:46 EDT (577 days ago) in Canis Major

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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 Asia, Christmas Island, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 at 17:29 EDT (576 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 2023 (576 days ago) in Puppis