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Astronomy
December 2019
MAG-ASY-DEC19
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8-15-19
8-22-19
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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.
2 Asteroid Pallas is in conjunction with the Sun, 9 P.M. EST
4 First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:58 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 7 A.M. EST
The Moon is at apogee (251,311 miles from Earth), 11:08 P.M. EST
8 The Moon passes 5° south of Uranus, 6 A.M. EST
10 Venus passes 1.8° south of Saturn, midnight EST
12 Full Moon occurs at 12:12 A.M. EST
14 Geminid meteor shower peaks
15 Mercury passes 5° north of Antares, 11 A.M. EST
18 The Moon is at perigee (230,072 miles from Earth), 3:25 P.M. EST
Last Quarter Moon occurs at 11:57 P.M. EST
21 Winter solstice occurs at 11:19 P.M. EST
22 The Moon passes 4° north of Mars, 9 P.M. EST
Ursid meteor shower peaks
26 New Moon occurs at 12:13 A.M. EST; annular solar eclipse
27 The Moon passes 1.2° south of Saturn, 7 A.M. EST
The Moon passes 0.6° south of Pluto, 10 A.M. EST
Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, 1 P.M. EST
28 The Moon passes 1.0° south of Venus, 9 P.M. EST
31 The Moon passes 4° south of Neptune, 4 P.M. EST
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