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WWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 39CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance
from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.
1 Asteroid Vesta is stationary, 4 P.M. EST
The Moon is at apogee (251,394 miles from Earth), 8:30 P.M. EST
2 First Quarter Moon occurs at 11:45 P.M. EST
4 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks
The Moon passes 5° south of Uranus, 1 P.M. EST
5 Earth is at perihelion (91.4 million miles from the Sun), 3 A.M. EST
10 Mercury is in superior conjunction, 10 A.M. EST
Full Moon occurs at 2:21 P.M. EST; penumbral lunar eclipse
11 Uranus is stationary, 2 A.M. EST
13 Pluto is in conjunction with the Sun, 8 A.M. EST
Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun, 10 A.M. EST
Dwarf planet Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun, 1 P.M. EST
The Moon is at perigee (227,396 miles from Earth), 3:21 P.M. EST
15 Asteroid Davida is at opposition, 2 A.M. EST
16 Mars passes 5° north of Antares, 11 P.M. EST
17 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 7:58 A.M. EST
20 The Moon passes 2° north of Mars, 2 P.M. EST
21 Asteroid Astraea is at opposition, 2 A.M. EST
22 The Moon passes 0.4° south of Jupiter, 10 P.M. EST
24 New Moon occurs at 4:42 P.M. EST
27 Venus passes 0.08° south of Neptune, 2 P.M. EST
28 The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 1 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 4° south of Venus, 2 A.M. EST
29 The Moon is at apogee (251,899 miles from Earth), 4:27 P.M. EST
31 The Moon passes 5° south of Uranus, 10 P.M. ESTILL
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