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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 15:08 EDT (1,924 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 14:59 EDT (1,924 days ago) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 10:57 EDT (1,924 days ago) in Cancer

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 00:16 EDT (1,924 days ago) in Cancer

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, north-western Russia, Africa, Europe and Alaska. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 00:13 EDT (1,924 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Sun, 20 Jan 2019 (1,925 days ago) in Carina

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2019 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 19 Jan 2019 (1,926 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. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 (1,928 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. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 (1,930 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. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 (1,930 days ago) in Puppis

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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. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 01:46 EDT (1,931 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 18:51 EDT (1,933 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°20'. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 14:47 EDT (1,933 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 03:23 EDT (1,933 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Fri, 11 Jan 2019 at 13:19 EDT (1,934 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 08 Jan 2019 at 23:28 EDT (1,936 days ago) in Capricornus

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Supernova SN2019np discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3254. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 (1,936 days ago)

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 16:06 EDT (1,939 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (1,939 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 (1,940 days ago) in Sagittarius