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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 (1,963 days ago) in Sagittarius

202.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 20:29 EDT (1,963 days ago) in Sagittarius

203.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 14:21 EDT (1,963 days ago) in Libra

204.

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 (1,964 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2019 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 (1,964 days ago) in Bootes

206.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 03:47 EDT (1,965 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 (1,965 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 (1,965 days ago) in Pisces

209.

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 (1,966 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 (1,966 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 (1,967 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 (1,967 days ago) in Libra

213.

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 (1,970 days ago) in Monoceros

214.

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 (1,970 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 (1,970 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 (1,970 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 (1,971 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 (1,973 days ago) in Libra

219.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Dec 2018 at 00:17 EDT (1,974 days ago) in Cancer

220.

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 (1,975 days ago) in Gemini