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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 (1,940 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2019 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 (1,940 days ago) in Bootes

203.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 03:47 EDT (1,941 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 (1,941 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 (1,941 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 (1,942 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 (1,942 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 (1,943 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 (1,943 days ago) in Libra

210.

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 (1,946 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°01'. Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 15:26 EDT (1,946 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 (1,946 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 (1,946 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 (1,947 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 (1,949 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Dec 2018 at 00:17 EDT (1,950 days ago) in Cancer

217.

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, 24 Dec 2018 at 04:49 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Gemini

218.

Ursid meteor shower 2018 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Dec 2018 (1,953 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 12:48 EDT (1,953 days ago) in Orion

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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. Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 21:21 EDT (1,954 days ago) in Taurus