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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°26'. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 at 07:23 PDT (180 days ago) in Aquarius

2.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2025 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 (180 days ago) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 at 08:32 PDT (180 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 at 05:28 PDT (179 days ago) in Pisces

5.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 at 08:51 PDT (179 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 40'. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 at 09:23 PDT (179 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 at 15:56 PDT (177 days ago) in Pisces

8.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 at 17:39 PDT (174 days ago) in Taurus

9.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 00:31 PDT (173 days ago) in Aquarius

10.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 13:45 PDT (173 days ago) in Taurus

11.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°25'. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 at 15:13 PDT (173 days ago) in Taurus

12.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 at 18:04 PDT (172 days ago) in Aquarius

13.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 12 Jan 2025 at 05:32 PDT (171 days ago) in Cancer

14.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passes perigee Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 (170 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 (170 days ago) in Sagittarius

16.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 14:26 PDT (170 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 19:42 PDT (170 days ago) in Gemini

18.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 19:48 PDT (170 days ago) in Gemini

19.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 at 18:32 PDT (168 days ago) in Gemini

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 (167 days ago) in Puppis