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Celestial Event 2023

January And February

January 3, 4 - Quadrantids Meteor Shower.
January 6 - Full Moon.
January 21 - New Moon
January 30 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
February 5 - Full Moon.
February 20 - New Moon.

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March & April

March 7 - Full Moon.
March 20 - March Equinox.
March 21 - New Moon.
April 6 - Full Moon.
April 11 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
April 20 - New Moon
April 20 - Hybrid Solar Eclipse.
April 22, 23 - Lyrids Meteor Shower.

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May & June

May 5 - Full Moon.
May 5 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.
The eclipse will be visible throughout all of Asia and Australia and parts of eastern Europe and eastern Africa.
May 6, 7 - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
May 19 - New Moon
May 29 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
June 4 - Full Moon.
June 4 - Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
The planet Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation of 45.4 degrees from the Sun.
Look for the bright planet in the western sky after sunset. June 18 - New Moon.
June 21 - June Solstice.

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July And August

July 3 - Full Moon, Super moon.
July 17 - New Moon.
July 28, 29 - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower.
August 1 - Full Moon, Super Moon.
August 10 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
August 12, 13 - Perseids Meteor Shower.
August 16 - New Moon.
August 27 - Saturn at Opposition.
August 31 - Full Moon, Super Moon, Blue Moon.

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September And October

September 15 - New Moon.
September 19 - Neptune at Opposition
September 22 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
September 23 - September Equinox.
September 29 - Full Moon, Supermoon.
October 7 - Draconids Meteor Shower.
October 14 - New Moon.
October 14 - Annular Solar Eclipse.
partial eclipse will be visible throughout much of North and South America.
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
October 23 - Venus at Greatest Western Elongation.
Look for the bright planet in the eastern sky before sunrise.
October 28 - Full Moon.
October 28 - Partial Lunar Eclipse.
The eclipse will be visible throughout all of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and western Australia.

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November And December

November 3 - Jupiter at Opposition
. November 4, 5 - Taurids Meteor Shower
November 13 - New Moon.
November 13 - Uranus at Opposition.
November 17, 18 - Leonids Meteor Shower.
November 27 - Full Moon.
December 4 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation.
Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
December 12 - New Moon.
December 13, 14 - Geminids Meteor Shower.
December 21, 22 - Ursids Meteor Shower
December 22 - December Solstice.
December 27 - Full Moon.

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