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Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. −3.9.
• Venus (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Mercury (19° from Sun, morning sky) at 10h UT. Mag. −0.5.
• Mercury (Wikipedia)
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New Moon at 22:46 UT. Start of lunation 1192.
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6
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Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 5h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 14h UT. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 40 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere observing a few hours before dawn. Ideal viewing conditions this year.
• Eta Aquariids (Wikipedia)
• 2019 Meteor Shower Calendar (PDF) (IMO)
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6
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Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 22h UT.
• Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
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8
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Moon near Mars (evening sky) at 1h UT. Mag. 1.7.
• Mars (Wikipedia)
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10
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Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 3h UT.
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11
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Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 13h UT.
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12
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First Quarter Moon at 1:12 UT.
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12
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Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 17h UT.
• Regulus (Wikipedia)
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13
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 21:54 UT (369,009 km; angular size 32.4').
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16
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Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 12h UT.
• Spica (Wikipedia)
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18
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Venus 1.1° SSE of Uranus (23° from Sun, morning sky) at 17h UT. Mags. −3.9 and 5.9.
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18
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Full Moon at 21:10 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 21h UT.
• Antares (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 18h UT. Mag. −2.6.
• Jupiter (Wikipedia)
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Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 13h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky.
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Moon near Saturn (131° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. 0.3. Occultation visible from South Africa.
• Occultation of Saturn (IOTA)
• Saturn (Wikipedia)
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 13h UT (distance 404,138 km; angular size 29.6').
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Last Quarter Moon at 16:33 UT.
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Ceres at opposition at 22h UT (176° from Sun, morning sky). Mag. 7.0.
• Ceres (Wikipedia)
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All times Universal Time (UT).
- USA Eastern Daylight Time = UT − 4 hours.
- Australian Eastern Standard Time = UT + 10 hours
- Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.
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