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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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:32 EDT (897 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:49 EDT (897 days ago)

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M41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287) in Canis Major is well placed for observation. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 (897 days ago) in Canis Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 13:46 EDT (896 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 1°25' of each other. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 14:38 EDT (896 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 (895 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 18:57 EDT (893 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 3°04' of each other. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 19:45 EDT (893 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°05'. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 22:54 EDT (891 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 0°05' of each other. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 23:12 EDT (890 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422) in Puppis is well placed for observation. Fri, 15 Jan 2016 (884 days ago) in Puppis

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass within 1°23' of each other. Sat, 16 Jan 2016 at 02:04 EDT (883 days ago) in Pisces

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Sat, 16 Jan 2016 at 18:28 EDT (883 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Sat, 23 Jan 2016 at 20:47 EDT (876 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 1°20' of each other. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 at 19:25 EDT (872 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 at 20:18 EDT (872 days ago) in Leo

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M44 is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe) is well placed for observation. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (868 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 at 22:29 EDT (868 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 03:49 EDT (867 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 2°39' of each other. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 05:10 EDT (867 days ago) in Libra