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WWWW.ASTRONOMY.COM 35
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due to the distance
from Earth and are shown at 0h Universal Time.4 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 6:02 A.M. EDT
Asteroid Metis is at opposition, 8 A.M. EDT
6 The Moon passes 4° south of Saturn, 4 A.M. EDT
7 Dwarf planet Ceres is in conjunction with the Sun, 3 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 4° south of Jupiter, 3 A.M. EDT
9 The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 7 A.M. EDT
11 New Moon occurs at 10:31 P.M. EDT
12 Asteroid Juno is stationary, 10 P.M. EDT
13 The Moon passes 2° south of Uranus, 8 A.M. EDT
14 The Moon is at apogee (252,351 miles from Earth), 1:46 P.M. EDT
17 The Moon passes 0.1° south of Mars, 8 A.M. EDT
18 Mercury is in superior conjunction, 10 P.M. EDT
20 First Quarter Moon occurs at 2:59 A.M. EDT
22 Lyrid meteor shower peaks
Asteroid Vesta is stationary, 2 P.M. EDT
26 Full Moon occurs at 11:32 P.M. EDT
27 The Moon is at perigee (222,064 miles from Earth), 11:22 A.M. EDT
28 Pluto is stationary, 3 P.M. EDT
30 Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun, 4 P.M. EDT
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