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Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 01 Jan 2042 at 07:51 EDT (6,391 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 02 Jan 2042 at 19:39 EDT (6,392 days away) in Capricornus

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2042 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 03 Jan 2042 (6,394 days away) in Bootes

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2042 at 04:06 EDT (6,394 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 04 Jan 2042 (6,395 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 05 Jan 2042 at 01:13 EDT (6,395 days away) in Capricornus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 06 Jan 2042 at 03:53 EDT (6,396 days away) in Gemini

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Mon, 06 Jan 2042 at 12:09 EDT (6,396 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Thu, 09 Jan 2042 at 09:16 EDT (6,399 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 09 Jan 2042 at 09:47 EDT (6,399 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, the Contiguous United States and Alaska amongst others. Thu, 09 Jan 2042 at 09:47 EDT (6,399 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Ceres Jupiter and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°39'. Thu, 09 Jan 2042 at 19:06 EDT (6,399 days away) in Libra

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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, 11 Jan 2042 at 23:04 EDT (6,402 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 12 Jan 2042 at 04:58 EDT (6,402 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 14 Jan 2042 at 06:24 EDT (6,404 days away) in Virgo

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Jan 2042 at 01:09 EDT (6,405 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 15 Jan 2042 at 04:42 EDT (6,405 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Wed, 15 Jan 2042 at 07:09 EDT (6,405 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Jan 2042 at 21:32 EDT (6,406 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Thu, 16 Jan 2042 at 23:26 EDT (6,407 days away) in Libra