Astronomy - USA (2021-12)

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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.
1 New Moon occurs at 5h46m UT
2 The Moon passes 4° south of Jupiter, 21h UT
3 The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 21h UT
Mercury is stationary, 22h UT
4 Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun, 19h UT
5 Asteroid Massalia is at opposition, 8h UT
7 The Moon passes 1.2° south of Uranus, 20h UT
8 First Quarter Moon occurs at 13h50m UT
9 The Moon passes 0.03° north of dwarf planet Ceres, 11h UT
11 The Moon is at apogee (404,897 kilometers from Earth), 2h37m UT
12 Venus is at greatest brilliancy (magnitude –4.9), 18h UT
13 Venus passes 7° north of Mars, 1h UT
16 Full Moon occurs at 16h56m UT
Mercury is at greatest western elongation (26°), 21h UT
23 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 22h32m UT
26 The Moon is at perigee (367,789 kilometers from Earth), 22h25m UT
27 The Moon passes 9° south of Venus, 6h UT
The Moon passes 4° south of Mars, 9h UT
28 The Moon passes 4° south of Mercury, 20h UT
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