541.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and Midway Atoll amongst others. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Aquarius

542.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Aquarius

543.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Aquarius

544.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,728 days ago) in Aquarius

545.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°54'. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,729 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 03:21 EDT (2,729 days ago) in Aquarius

547.

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. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 (2,730 days ago) in Canis Major

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Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 1'07" of each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:53 EDT (2,730 days ago) in Aquarius

549.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'14". Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:37 EDT (2,730 days ago) in Aquarius

550.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 (2,733 days ago) in Monoceros

551.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 05:14 EDT (2,733 days ago) in Pisces

552.

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. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

553.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,733 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 (2,734 days ago) in Monoceros

555.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 at 13:43 EDT (2,734 days ago) in Sagittarius

556.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 27 Dec 2016 at 15:41 EDT (2,735 days ago) in Ophiuchus

557.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 09:23 EDT (2,737 days ago) in Sagittarius

558.

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, 25 Dec 2016 at 00:54 EDT (2,737 days ago) in Libra

559.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 at 13:12 EDT (2,740 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 at 11:39 EDT (2,740 days ago) in Virgo