Mercury at Perihelion
The planet Mercury is a Perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) on July 23rd.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
"Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination […]
Venus at Perihelion
The planet Venus is a Perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun) on this date.
Inf. Conjunction of Mercury
Mercury passes very close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it between the Sun and Earth. This happens once in 116 days (the synodic cycle of […]
Last Quarter Moon
The Moon is at Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) – rising around midnight, and visible to the south after sunrise.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor […]
Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas).
A tapestry from Strasbourg depicting the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus […]
Bertrand Russell died, 1970 (b. 1872).
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM FRS (/ˈrʌsəl/; 18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, essayist, social critic, political activist, and Nobel laureate. At various points in […]
Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Saturn will appear to pass close to the Sun in the sky as the Earth's orbit places the Sun between the Earth and Saturn. Saturn will be unobservable for several […]
God’s Revelation through Nature: Scientific and Theological Perspectives
OnlineGiuseppe Tanzella-Nitti, an adjunct scholar with the Vatican Observatory, will give a webinar titled: God's Revelation through Nature: Scientific and Theological Perspectives - Saturday February 5, 2022 at 5:00 PM […]
First Quarter Moon
The Moon is at First quarter on this date -it will be visible high in the southern sky in early evening.