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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

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2023 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 (574 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°56'. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 02:51 EDT (573 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 (573 days ago) in Carina

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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, 21 Jan 2023 at 00:14 EDT (572 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (572 days ago) 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. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:57 EDT (572 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 00:53 EDT (571 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 14:36 EDT (571 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 20' of each other. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 17:13 EDT (571 days ago) in Capricornus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 18:23 EDT (571 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°49'. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 02:22 EDT (570 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°27'. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 03:19 EDT (570 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 (570 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 (570 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 (570 days ago) in Vela

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 at 10:12 EDT (569 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 at 21:03 EDT (568 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 at 22:30 EDT (568 days ago) in Pisces