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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 01 Jan 2027 at 12:21 EDT (987 days away) in Sagittarius

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The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 (988 days away) in Canis Major

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 at 21:32 EDT (988 days away) in Pisces

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 03:19 EDT (989 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°45'. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 12:32 EDT (989 days away) in Libra

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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 13:21 EDT (989 days away) in Libra

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2027 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 (990 days away) in Bootes

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga amongst others. Mon, 04 Jan 2027 at 12:14 EDT (990 days away) in Scorpius

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 03:07 EDT (993 days away) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 11:02 EDT (993 days away) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 15:25 EDT (993 days away) in Sagittarius

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 19:54 EDT (993 days away) in Gemini

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (996 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 08:31 EDT (1,000 days away) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°03'. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 14:28 EDT (1,000 days away) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 at 15:35 EDT (1,001 days away) in Pisces

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The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (1,001 days away) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (1,001 days away) in Camelopardalis

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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. Sun, 17 Jan 2027 (1,003 days away) in Puppis

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jan 2027 at 04:11 EDT (1,004 days away) in Taurus