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Quadrantid meteor shower 2024 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 (138 days ago) in Bootes

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 07 Jan 2024 at 03:06 EDT (135 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 07 Jan 2024 (135 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States and Mexico. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 at 10:17 EDT (134 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°42'. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 at 15:12 EDT (134 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°35'. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 at 13:49 EDT (133 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 4°09'. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 at 03:32 EDT (132 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. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 at 20:32 EDT (132 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 at 06:58 EDT (131 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 at 14:18 EDT (130 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 13 Jan 2024 at 05:35 EDT (129 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 04:33 EDT (128 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 06:02 EDT (128 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 Saint Helena. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 16:09 EDT (127 days ago) in Pisces

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The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 (127 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jan 2024 (127 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9'23". Tue, 16 Jan 2024 at 21:14 EDT (126 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 (125 days ago) in Puppis

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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. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 22:53 EDT (125 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 at 13:42 EDT (124 days ago) in Aries