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M41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.6) in Canis Major is well placed in the sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 (290 days ago) in Canis Major

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The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 at 08:50 EDT (289 days ago) in Pisces

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2021 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2021 (288 days ago) in Bootes

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 at 04:37 EDT (285 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 10:36 EDT (282 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°40'. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 16:18 EDT (282 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°37'. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 12:01 EDT (281 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 06:09 EDT (280 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 15:10 EDT (280 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 18:50 EDT (279 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 at 00:01 EDT (278 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 03:14 EDT (277 days ago) in Capricornus

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 04:12 EDT (277 days ago) in Aries

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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 16:16 EDT (277 days ago) in Sagittarius

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M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.5) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (277 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis is well placed in the sky. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (277 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Sat, 16 Jan 2021 (275 days ago) in Puppis

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 (272 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 16:02 EDT (271 days ago) in Pisces

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NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans is well placed in the sky. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 (271 days ago) in Carina