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3
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Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 9h UT.
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3
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Moon near Venus (41° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. −4.7.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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5
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Moon near Mercury (17° from Sun, morning sky) at 22h UT. Mag. 0.9.
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7
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New Moon at 7:21 UT. Start of lunation 1187.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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7
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Mars 0.04° NNW of Neptune (88° from Sun, evening sky) at 14h UT. Mags. 0.1 and 7.9.
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9
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Moon near Saturn (evening sky) at 5h UT. Mag. 0.5.
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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12
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 12h UT (distance 405,177 km; angular size 29.5').
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14
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Geminid Meteor Shower peaks at 12:30 UT. Produces bright, medium-speed meteors at its peak (up to 80 meteors/hour). Most reliable meteor shower. Easy to observe (radiant on sky map). Best after midnight.
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
• Geminids (NASA)
• Geminids of the North (APOD)
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15
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Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.2.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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15
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Mercury at greatest elongation west (21° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. −0.4.
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15
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First Quarter Moon at 11:48 UT.
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20
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Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 16h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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21
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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 7h UT.
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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21
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Mercury 0.8° NNE of Jupiter (20° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mags. −0.4 and −1.8.
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21
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December solstice at 22:25 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest south of the celestial equator marking the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• December Solstice (Wikipedia)
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22
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Full Moon at 17:49 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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23
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Jupiter 5.2° N of Antares (22° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mags. −1.8 and 1.0.
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24
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Moon near Castor (morning sky) at 3h UT.
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24
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Moon near Pollux (morning sky) at 7h UT.
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24
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9:57 UT (361,062 km; angular size 33.1').
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25
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) at 5h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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26
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Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 18h UT.
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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29
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Last Quarter Moon at 9:36 UT.
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30
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Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 15h UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- USA Eastern Standard Time = UT − 5 hours.
- Australian Eastern Summer Time = UT + 11 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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