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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 (1,200 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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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. Sat, 16 Jan 2021 (1,203 days ago) 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. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (1,205 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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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. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (1,205 days ago) in Puppis

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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. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 16:33 EDT (1,205 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 04:12 EDT (1,205 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 03:14 EDT (1,205 days ago) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 at 00:01 EDT (1,206 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. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 18:50 EDT (1,207 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 1°29'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 15:10 EDT (1,208 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 06:09 EDT (1,208 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°37'. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 13:52 EDT (1,209 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°40'. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 16:18 EDT (1,210 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii and Midway Atoll. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 12:08 EDT (1,210 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 09 Jan 2021 at 10:36 EDT (1,210 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 at 04:37 EDT (1,213 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2021 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2021 (1,216 days ago) in Bootes

238.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 at 08:50 EDT (1,217 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 (1,218 days ago) in Canis Major

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 22:28 EDT (1,221 days ago) in Gemini