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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. Sat, 07 Jan 2017 at 07:55 EDT (2,691 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,693 days ago) in Pisces

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 09:17 EDT (2,694 days ago) in Pisces

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2017 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 (2,695 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:46 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and Midway Atoll amongst others. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,695 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,695 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 1°54'. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,696 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 03:21 EDT (2,696 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 (2,697 days ago) in Canis Major

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Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 1'07" of each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:53 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'14". Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:37 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Aquarius

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The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 (2,700 days ago) in Monoceros

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 05:14 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 29 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 (2,701 days ago) in Monoceros

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 at 13:43 EDT (2,701 days ago) in Sagittarius