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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 10:01 EST (10 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Africa, Oceania, Asia, Europe and Northern America. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 14:10 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 14:21 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 16:09 EST (10 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 1°17' of each other. Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 19:51 EST (9 days ago) in Cancer

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 10:18 EST (7 days ago) in Sagittarius

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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 15:01 EST (7 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 15:21 EST (7 days ago) in Leo

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 21:37 EST (7 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 511 Davida at opposition Asteroid 511 Davida is well placed for observation. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 04:34 EST (5 days ago) in Gemini

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M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422) in Puppis is well placed for observation. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (5 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403, a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis is well placed for observation. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (5 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 07:58 EST (3 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 in Puppis is well placed for observation. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (3 days ago) in Puppis

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2020 (Today) in Ursa Minor

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 14:12 EST (2 hours away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 2°11' of each other. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:08 EST (3 hours away) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 in Volans is well placed for observation. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 (Today) in Carina

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Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition Asteroid 5 Astraea is well placed for observation. Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 16:34 EST (Tomorrow) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 0°21' of each other. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EST (2 days away) in Sagittarius