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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 (3,120 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:31 EDT (3,119 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EDT (3,119 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,119 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 (3,119 days ago) in Canis Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 13:44 EDT (3,118 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 14:37 EDT (3,118 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2016 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 (3,117 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 18:55 EDT (3,115 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 19:43 EDT (3,115 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°18'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 23:36 EDT (3,114 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 00:19 EDT (3,114 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 21:09 EDT (3,114 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,113 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 12:23 EDT (3,113 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'09". Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 22:56 EDT (3,113 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 5'05" of each other. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 23:14 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 09 Jan 2016 at 09:46 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EDT (3,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 at 09:01 EDT (3,107 days ago) in Sagittarius