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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 at 14:55 PDT (95 days away) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 10:34 PDT (96 days away) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 12:54 PDT (96 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 (96 days away) in Canis Major

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2022 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 (97 days away) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 at 17:22 PDT (97 days away) in Capricornus

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 at 22:54 PDT (97 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 at 08:47 PDT (98 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 at 16:11 PDT (99 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 4°09' of each other. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 at 18:57 PDT (99 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 at 05:14 PDT (101 days away) in Capricornus

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 08 Jan 2022 at 16:42 PDT (102 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 09 Jan 2022 at 05:22 PDT (103 days away) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 09 Jan 2022 at 10:11 PDT (103 days away) in Pisces

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C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) at perihelion C/2019 L3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 (104 days away) in Gemini

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104P/Kowal at perihelion 104P/Kowal makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 (106 days away) in Cetus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 (106 days away) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris is well placed for observation. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 at 13:34 PDT (107 days away) in Gemini

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 at 01:25 PDT (108 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 15:03 PDT (109 days away) in Capricornus