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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Bolivia amongst others. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 at 22:07 EDT (4,150 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 at 22:07 EDT (4,150 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 29'. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 at 22:02 EDT (4,150 days ago) in Taurus

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Supernova SN2013T discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 8250. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 (4,149 days ago)

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2013 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 (4,152 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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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. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 at 18:45 EDT (4,153 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 at 04:09 EDT (4,153 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°17'. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 at 20:06 EDT (4,155 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°25'. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 at 06:55 EDT (4,158 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 at 14:44 EDT (4,160 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. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 at 09:23 EDT (4,160 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°46'. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 at 06:35 EDT (4,161 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. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 at 05:27 EDT (4,161 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 at 09:01 EDT (4,163 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 at 20:09 EDT (4,165 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 at 18:42 EDT (4,165 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Indonesia, Christmas Island and Cocos Islands. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 at 14:54 EDT (4,166 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 at 22:58 EDT (4,167 days ago) in Virgo

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Supernova SN2013G discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3947. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 (4,166 days ago)

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 at 21:46 EDT (4,168 days ago) in Sagittarius