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December 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On December 4, 2019
December 2019 Sky 4 First Quarter Moon at 6:58 UT. 5 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 4h UT (distance 404,446 km; angular size 29.5′). 10 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 19h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 11 Venus 1.8° S of Saturn (30° from Sun, evening sky) ...
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November 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On November 1, 2019
November 2019 Sky 2 Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. 0.6. Occ. Auckland, NZ. • Saturn (Wikipedia) 4 First Quarter Moon at 10:22 UT. 7 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 405,058 km; angular size 29.5′). 10 Venus 3.9° N of Antares (23° from Sun,
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October 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On October 1, 2019
October 2019 Sky 3 Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 7h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 22h UT. Mag. −2.0. • Jupiter (Wikipedia) 4 Venus 2.9° NNE of Spica (14° from Sun, evening sky) at 1h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 1.0. 5 First Quarter Moon.[...]
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September 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On September 1, 2019
September 2019 Sky 2 Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 15h UT. • Spica (Wikipedia) 4 Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 1h UT. The elusive innermost planet passes into the evening sky. 5 Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 23h UT. • Antares (Wikipedia) 6 First
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August 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On August 1, 2019
August 2019 Sky 1 New Moon at 3:12 UT. Start of lunation 1195. 1 Moon near Mars (10° from Sun, evening sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) 2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7:13 UT (359,398 km; angular size 33.3′). 2 Moon near Regulus (20° from Sun, evening sky) at
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July 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On July 1, 2019
July 2019 Sky 1 Moon near Venus (12° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) 2 New Moon at 19:16 UT. Start of lunation 1194. 4 Moon near Mars (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 6h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) 4 Moon near Mercury (evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. 1.5. • Mercury (Wikipedia) 4 Earth at Aphelion (farthest […]
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June 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On June 2, 2019
June 2019 Sky 1 Moon near Venus (20° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) 3 New Moon at 10:02 UT. Start of lunation 1193. 4 Moon near Mercury (17° from Sun, evening sky) at 17h UT. Mag. −0.8. • Mercury (Wikipedia) 5 Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 16h UT. Mag. 1.8. • Mars (Wikipedia) 6 Moon near Pollux (evening […]
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May 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On May 1, 2019
May 2019 Sky 2 Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −3.9. • Venus (Wikipedia) 3 Moon near Mercury (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 10h UT. Mag. −0.5. • Mercury (Wikipedia) 4 New Moon at 22:46 UT. Start of lunation 1192. 6 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 5h UT. • The Pleiades (Wikipedia) 6 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 14h […]
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April 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On April 1, 2019
April 2019 Sky 1 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 0h UT (distance 405,577 km; angular size 29.5′). 2 Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. −4.0. 3 Moon near Mercury (26° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.8. 5 New Moon at 8:51 UT. Start of lunation 1191. 8 Moon near the Pleiades (evening […]
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March 2019 Sky

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On March 1, 2019
March 2019 Sky 1 Moon near Saturn (53° from Sun, morning sky) at 19h UT. Mag. 0.6. Occultation visible from southwest USA, western Mexico, and French Polynesia. • Occultation of Saturn (IOTA) • Saturn (Wikipedia) 2 Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −4.1. • Venus (Wikipedia) 4 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 11h UT (distance 406,391 km; angular size […]
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