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Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 01:16 EDT (1,943 days ago) in Libra

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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, 05 Jan 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,944 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Russia, Eastern Asia and Alaska. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 20:41 EDT (1,944 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 20:29 EDT (1,944 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 14:21 EDT (1,944 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Fri, 04 Jan 2019 at 12:39 EDT (1,945 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2019 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 (1,945 days ago) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 03:47 EDT (1,946 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 02:35 EDT (1,946 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 00:19 EDT (1,946 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. Wed, 02 Jan 2019 (1,947 days ago) in Canis Major

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 02 Jan 2019 at 00:40 EDT (1,947 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 at 17:33 EDT (1,948 days ago) 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 1°16'. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 at 16:48 EDT (1,948 days ago) in Libra

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The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 (1,951 days ago) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°02'. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 14:39 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Libra

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 11:46 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Monoceros

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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. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 04:34 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Virgo

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The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 28 Dec 2018 (1,952 days ago) in Monoceros

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 08:33 EDT (1,954 days ago) in Libra