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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. Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 16:27 EDT (1,560 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 05:42 EDT (1,561 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 02:28 EDT (1,561 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 4'04" of each other. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 15:03 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'30". Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 14:24 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Aquarius

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 (1,565 days ago) in Vela

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 16:43 EDT (1,565 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 22:36 EDT (1,566 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,567 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Madagascar amongst others. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,567 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,567 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition Asteroid 5 Astraea makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 21:22 EDT (1,569 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. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 (1,569 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:08 EDT (1,569 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 14:11 EDT (1,569 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2020 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2020 (1,570 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Supernova SN2020afp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 3900. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (1,571 days ago)

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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. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 (1,572 days ago) in Puppis

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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. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 07:59 EDT (1,572 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 (1,574 days ago) in Camelopardalis