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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 at 10:12 EDT (457 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 (458 days ago) in Vela

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 (458 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 3°27'. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 03:19 EDT (458 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°49'. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 at 02:22 EDT (458 days ago) in Capricornus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 18:23 EDT (459 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 20' of each other. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 17:13 EDT (459 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 14:36 EDT (459 days ago) in Capricornus

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Comet 71P/Clark passes perihelion Comet 71P/Clark makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 (459 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at perihelion Jupiter passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 00:53 EDT (459 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:57 EDT (460 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 15:54 EDT (460 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 21 Jan 2023 at 00:14 EDT (460 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 (461 days ago) in Carina

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°56'. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 02:51 EDT (461 days ago) in Sagittarius

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2023 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 (462 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 17:33 EDT (463 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 (464 days ago) in Puppis

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Christmas Island, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 at 17:29 EDT (464 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 15 Jan 2023 at 23:46 EDT (465 days ago) in Canis Major