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Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°16'. Mon, 16 Jan 2017 at 17:33 EDT (2,649 days ago) in Cetus

2.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 at 23:06 EDT (2,650 days ago) in Leo

3.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 (2,651 days ago) in Camelopardalis

4.

The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 (2,651 days ago) in Puppis

5.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 14 Jan 2017 at 08:18 EDT (2,651 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 13 Jan 2017 at 17:09 EDT (2,652 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 13 Jan 2017 (2,652 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 20:49 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Cancer

9.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 24'. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 20:39 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 21' of each other. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 16:03 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Aquarius

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Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 11:06 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Aquarius

12.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 12 Jan 2017 at 06:33 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Gemini

13.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 10 Jan 2017 at 01:00 EDT (2,655 days ago) in Taurus

14.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Russia and Wake Island. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 at 09:24 EDT (2,656 days ago) in Taurus

15.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 09 Jan 2017 at 05:50 EDT (2,656 days ago) in Taurus

16.

Supernova SN2017jd discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 5334. Sun, 08 Jan 2017 (2,656 days ago)

17.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 07 Jan 2017 at 07:49 EDT (2,658 days ago) in Sagittarius

18.

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. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,660 days ago) in Pisces

19.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 09:17 EDT (2,661 days ago) in Pisces

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2017 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 (2,662 days ago) in Bootes