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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2021 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 (1,300 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 18:14 PDT (1,299 days ago) in Taurus |
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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 at 22:57 PDT (1,299 days ago) in Taurus |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 20:35 PDT (1,298 days ago) in Taurus |
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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2021 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Dec 2021 (1,297 days ago) in Leo Minor |
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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 07:53 PDT (1,295 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Ursid meteor shower 2021 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 (1,294 days ago) in Ursa Minor |
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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°29'. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 at 05:10 PDT (1,293 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. Sun, 26 Dec 2021 at 18:24 PDT (1,290 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 (1,288 days ago) in Monoceros |
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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 at 17:10 PDT (1,288 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 (1,287 days ago) in Monoceros |
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Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 at 01:19 PDT (1,286 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 11:52 PDT (1,285 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 11:52 PDT (1,285 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 56'. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 12:13 PDT (1,285 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 at 14:55 PDT (1,284 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 10:34 PDT (1,283 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 12:54 PDT (1,283 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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, 02 Jan 2022 (1,283 days ago) in Canis Major |