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1.

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. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 at 01:15 EDT (4,471 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 at 15:19 EDT (4,470 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 at 18:53 EDT (4,470 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°02'. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 at 21:48 EDT (4,470 days ago) in Pisces

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2012 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 (4,468 days ago) in Bootes

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 at 19:31 EDT (4,468 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2012A discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3239. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 (4,465 days ago)

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NASA's GRAIL mission blasts off A pair of spacecraft are on their way to the Moon to measure its gravitational field in unprecedented detail. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 (4,464 days ago)

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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, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:21 EDT (4,463 days ago) in Gemini

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 at 02:30 EDT (4,463 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Uranus and Ceres Uranus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°50'. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 at 02:31 EDT (4,460 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 at 02:02 EDT (4,459 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°34'. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 at 07:08 EDT (4,459 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°06'. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 at 01:50 EDT (4,458 days ago) in Leo

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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. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 at 04:08 EDT (4,456 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 at 10:40 EDT (4,456 days ago) 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 6°22'. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 at 13:49 EDT (4,456 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 17 Jan 2012 at 16:23 EDT (4,455 days ago) in Libra

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Supernova SN2012O discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4906. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 (4,454 days ago)

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 at 00:45 EDT (4,454 days ago) in Sagittarius

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