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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 00:31 EST (2208 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EST (2208 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 17:48 EST (2208 days ago) in Pisces

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M41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.6) in Canis Major is well placed in the sky. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 (2208 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 13:44 EST (2207 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 14:37 EST (2207 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2016 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 (2206 days ago) in Bootes

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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 03:27 EST (2204 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 18:55 EST (2204 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 19:43 EST (2204 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°18'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 23:36 EST (2204 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°17' of each other. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 00:19 EST (2203 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EST (2203 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 12:23 EST (2202 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 22:56 EST (2202 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 23:14 EST (2202 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 09:46 EST (2201 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EST (2201 days ago) in Sagittarius

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sun, 10 Jan 2016 at 03:58 EST (2200 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Jan 2016 at 09:01 EST (2196 days ago) in Sagittarius