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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 09:07 EST (368 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 04:59 EST (368 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 21:14 EST (369 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 (369 days ago) in Andromeda

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Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 18:14 EST (369 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 18:44 EST (370 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 2°15'. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 17:41 EST (370 days ago) 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. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28 EST (372 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2024 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 (372 days ago) in Phoenix

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 at 01:22 EST (373 days ago) in Scorpius

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November Orionid meteor shower 2024 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (376 days ago) in Orion

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The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (377 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 at 07:39 EST (377 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 at 06:55 EST (378 days ago) in Virgo

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 at 20:28 EST (382 days ago) in Leo

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α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 (383 days ago) in Canis Minor

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 19:32 EST (384 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 17:27 EST (384 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°26'. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 16:08 EST (384 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 (384 days ago) in Ophiuchus