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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 21:31 EDT (2,667 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 2°19'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 20:08 EDT (2,667 days ago) in Pisces

203.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,667 days ago) in Vela

204.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,667 days ago) in Vela

205.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 11:52 EDT (2,667 days ago) in Pisces

206.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°03'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 09:34 EDT (2,667 days ago) in Pisces

207.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 (2,668 days ago) in Cancer

208.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Thailand, India and Laos amongst others. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 at 06:19 EDT (2,668 days ago) in Aquarius

209.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°12'. Sun, 29 Jan 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,669 days ago) in Sagittarius

210.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 19:08 EDT (2,671 days ago) in Capricornus

211.

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, 26 Jan 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,672 days ago) in Sagittarius

212.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 at 19:44 EDT (2,673 days ago) in Sagittarius

213.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:52 EDT (2,674 days ago) in Ophiuchus

214.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:18 EDT (2,674 days ago) in Ophiuchus

215.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jan 2017 (2,675 days ago) in Vela

216.

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. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 at 19:13 EDT (2,677 days ago) in Libra

217.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jan 2017 (2,678 days ago) in Carina

218.

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. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 17:14 EDT (2,679 days ago) in Virgo

219.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 08:56 EDT (2,679 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 02:08 EDT (2,679 days ago) in Virgo