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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 The Moon passes 5° south of Uranus, 3h UT
2 First Quarter Moon occurs at 1h42m UT
The Moon passes 0.5° north of asteroid Vesta, 9h UT
9 Full Moon occurs at 7h33m UT
10 Mercury is as greatest eastern elongation (18°), 14h UT
The Moon is at perigee (360,461 kilometers from Earth), 20h28m UT
13 Asteroid Juno is stationary, 7h UT
The Moon passes 0.6° north of asteroid Juno, 10h UT
15 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 22h17m UT
16 Mercury is stationary, 10h UT
18 The Moon passes 0.8° north of Mars, 13h UT
19 The Moon passes 0.9° south of Jupiter, 20h UT
20 The Moon passes 0.7° south of Pluto, 8h UT
The Moon passes 1.7° south of Saturn, 14h UT
23 New Moon occurs at 15h32m UT
26 Mercury is in inferior conjunction, 2h UT
The Moon is at apogee (406,278 kilometers from Earth), 11h34m UT
27 The Moon passes 6° south of Venus, 12h UT
28 The Moon passes 4° south of Uranus, 12h UT
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