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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 (3,039 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:31 EDT (3,038 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EDT (3,038 days ago) in Virgo

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,038 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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 (3,038 days ago) in Canis Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 13:44 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 14:37 EDT (3,037 days ago) in Virgo

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2016 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 (3,036 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 04:17 EDT (3,034 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 18:55 EDT (3,034 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 19:43 EDT (3,034 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°18'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 23:36 EDT (3,033 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 00:19 EDT (3,033 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 14:07 EDT (3,033 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,032 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 12:23 EDT (3,032 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'09". Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 22:56 EDT (3,032 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 5'05" of each other. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 23:14 EDT (3,031 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 09:46 EDT (3,031 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 09 Jan 2016 at 20:31 EDT (3,031 days ago) in Sagittarius