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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 0.1° south of asteroid Vesta, 1 A.M. EST
2 First Quarter Moon occurs at 2:57 P.M. EST
8 Neptune is in conjunction with the Sun, 8 A.M. EDT
9 Mercury is stationary, 4 A.M. EDT
Venus passes 2° north of Uranus, 11 A.M. EDT
Full Moon occurs at 1:48 P.M. EDT
10 The Moon is at perigee (221,905 miles from Earth), 2:30 A.M. EDT
14 Asteroid Euterpe is at opposition, 2 P.M. EDT
16 Last Quarter Moon occurs at 5:34 A.M. EDT
18 The Moon passes 0.7° south of Mars, 4 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 1.5° south of Jupiter, 6 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 0.9° south of Pluto, 11 A.M. EDT
The Moon passes 2° south of Saturn, 8 P.M. EDT
19 Vernal equinox occurs at 11:50 P.M. EDT
20 Mars passes 0.7° south of Jupiter, 2 A.M. EDT
21 The Moon passes 4° south of Mercury, 2 P.M. EDT
23 Mercury is at greatest western elongation (28°), 10 P.M. EDT
24 New Moon occurs at 5:28 A.M. EDT
The Moon is at apogee (252,707 miles from Earth), 11:23 A.M. EDT
Venus is at greatest eastern elongation (46°), 6 P.M. EDT
26 The Moon passes 4° south of Uranus, 5 P.M. EDT
28 The Moon passes 7° south of Venus, 7 A.M. EDT
29 The Moon passes 0.2° south of asteroid Vesta, 3 A.M. EDT
31 Mars passes 0.9° south of Saturn, 7 A.M. EDT
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