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Local
Date
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Local
Time*
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Events
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01 Jan
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02 Jan
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03 Jan
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04:23
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New
Moon
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03 Jan
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New Moonsighting
for Zulkaedah 1423 H by Survey Department
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04 Jan
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Earth
at Perihelion (Sun Perigee).
Earth
distance from Sun: 0.98 AU
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04 Jan
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03:30
Best
Time
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Quadrantids ZHR=80 RA=15h28m Dec=50°

Above:
Viewing NE of Brunei on 4/5th Jan 2003, 03:30 Local Time
(Click on the above image)
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04 Jan
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New Moonsighting
for Zulkaedah 1423 H by Survey Department (If
moon is not sighted on 03 Jan)
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04 Jan
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23:00
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Saturn
transits M1 (Crab Nebula) - Begins
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05 Jan
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23:00
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Saturn
transits M1 (Crab Nebula) - Ends
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05
Jan
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05:00
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Quadrantids
Meteor Shower (Meteor Max) ZHR=125.5
v=52.1km/s
ra=16.3h
de=56.6d Constellation = Dra

Above:
Viewing NE of Brunei on 4/5th Jan 2003, 03:30 Local Time
(Click on the above image)
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06 Jan
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17:18
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Mercury
at Perihelion.
Distance from Sun: 0.31 AU
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07 Jan
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08 Jan
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09
Jan
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10
Jan
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21:15
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Moon First Quarter
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11 Jan
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10:24
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Venus reaches
greatest western Elongation at 47°
from the sun.
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11
Jan
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08:42:30
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Moon
Apogee
Distance
404351 km
Diameter
= 0.4925°
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12
Jan
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08:00
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Mercury
at Inferior Conjunction
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13
Jan
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14
Jan
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21:38
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Moon
at Ascending Node
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14
Jan
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23:12:00
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Moon
Close to SAO 76601 KAPPA TAURI, 4.4mag Separation=0.2
deg, PA=344.4, h=55.8
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15
Jan
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00:06:00
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Moon Close to
SAO 76608 UPSILON TAURI, 4.3mag Separation=0.6 deg,
PA=349.2, h=44.0
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16 Jan
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17
Jan
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18
Jan
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18:48
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Full Moon
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20
Jan
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21:24
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Moon
Close to SAO 98955 ETA LEONIS, 3.6mag Separation=0.4
deg, PA=194.5, h=14.5
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21
Jan
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22 Jan
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23 Jan
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06:48
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Mercury
Stationary: Getting Prograde
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24 Jan
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06:29:12
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Moon
Perigee
Distance
= 369912 km
Diameter
= 0.5384°
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25 Jan
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16:34
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Moon Last Quarter
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26 Jan
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27
Jan
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Moon
close to Mars
(Magnitude
1.3)
Separation
= 8.3 deg, PA=103.7, h=5.0
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27 Jan
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23:23
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Moon
at Descending Node
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28 Jan
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29 Jan
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30 Jan
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31 Jan
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