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Comet 2I/Borisov passes perihelion Comet 2I/Borisov makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 08 Dec 2019 (1,638 days ago) in Crater

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2019 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 07 Dec 2019 (1,639 days ago) in Vela

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2019 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 (1,640 days ago) in Andromeda

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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. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 at 23:08 EDT (1,641 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 at 01:58 EDT (1,642 days ago) in Aquarius

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2019 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 (1,644 days ago) in Phoenix

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Sat, 30 Nov 2019 at 17:32 EDT (1,646 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Bouvet Island. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:07 EDT (1,647 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:07 EDT (1,647 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:03 EDT (1,647 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 (1,648 days ago) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2019 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 (1,648 days ago) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 14:04 EDT (1,648 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 1°51'. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 13:48 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 12:40 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 07:28 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas and RAF Akrotiri. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 05:57 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 05:57 EDT (1,648 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 43'. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 05:49 EDT (1,648 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. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 at 04:06 EDT (1,648 days ago) in Sagittarius