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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 at 20:30 EDT (265 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. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 (264 days ago) in Canis Major

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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. Thu, 02 Jan 2020 at 23:46 EDT (263 days ago) in Cetus

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Quadrantid meteor shower The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 04 Jan 2020 (262 days ago) in Bootes

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 05 Jan 2020 at 02:47 EDT (261 days ago) in Pisces

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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 EDT (256 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 EDT (256 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 EDT (256 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 EDT (256 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 EDT (255 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 EDT (253 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 15:00 EDT (253 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 EDT (253 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 21:38 EDT (253 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 EDT (251 days ago) in Gemini

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M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.5) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (251 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis is well placed in the sky. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (251 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 EDT (249 days ago) in Virgo

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NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (249 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 (247 days ago) in Ursa Minor