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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 at 00:00 EST (3 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 18:50 EST (4 days ago) in Sagittarius

3.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 15:11 EST (5 days ago) in Sagittarius

4.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 06:06 EST (5 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°37'. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 11:49 EST (6 days ago) in Aquarius

6.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 16:14 EST (7 days ago) in Capricornus

7.

The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 10:36 EST (7 days ago) in Scorpius

8.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 at 04:37 EST (10 days ago) in Virgo

9.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2021 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2021 (13 days ago) in Bootes

10.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 at 08:50 EST (14 days ago) in Pisces

11.

Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 22:28 EST (18 days ago) in Gemini

12.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 11:34 EST (18 days ago) in Gemini

13.

The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 at 11:31 EST (23 days ago) in Pisces

14.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°34'. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 13:31 EST (24 days ago) in Pisces

15.

Ursid meteor shower 2020 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 (25 days ago) in Ursa Minor

16.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 18:41 EST (26 days ago) in Pisces

17.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°06'. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 08:24 EST (26 days ago) in Capricornus

18.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 04:47 EST (26 days ago) in Sagittarius

19.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 19 Dec 2020 at 22:06 EST (28 days ago) in Sagittarius

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2020 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 19 Dec 2020 (28 days ago) in Leo Minor