* Astronomy

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RE: December 2016

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Uranus is stationary, resuming prograde motion, at 14:26 UT, 29th December 2016.

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Mercury makes its closest approach to the Earth (distance: 0.674 AU) at 07:20 UT, 29th December 2016.
Mercury is at aphelion at ~07:20 UT.

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The New Moon is at 06:53 UT, 29th December 2016.

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The new Moon passes north of Mercury at 04:07 UT, 29th December 2016.

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Maximum southerly lunar declination (-18.960°) is at 03:32 UT, 29th December 2016.
This is the most southerly moon of the year.

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Mercury is at inferior conjunction with the Sun at ~17:40 UT, 28th December 2016

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The waning crescent Moon passes north of Saturn at 21:10 UT, 27th December 2016.

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The waning crescent Moon passes north of Antares at 20:50 UT, 26th December 2016.

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Maximum southerly lunar libration is at 14:40 UT, 26th December 2016.

Look towards the lunar South Pole