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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,024 days ago) in Scorpius

462.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perigee Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,024 days ago) in Taurus

463.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen reaches peak brightness Comet 46P/Wirtanen is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2018 apparition. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,024 days ago) in Taurus

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The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,025 days ago) in Dorado

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The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 04:24 PDT (2,025 days ago) in Capricornus

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2018 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,025 days ago) in Hydra

467.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 at 04:38 PDT (2,026 days ago) in Libra

468.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 (2,026 days ago) in Taurus

469.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 (2,028 days ago) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sat, 08 Dec 2018 at 21:17 PDT (2,029 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 08 Dec 2018 at 10:40 PDT (2,029 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'21". Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 06:45 PDT (2,030 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'08" of each other. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 06:07 PDT (2,030 days ago) in Aquarius

474.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2018 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 (2,030 days ago) in Vela

475.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 at 23:21 PDT (2,030 days ago) in Ophiuchus

476.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2018 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 (2,031 days ago) in Andromeda

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 at 13:07 PDT (2,032 days ago) in Libra

478.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 13:10 PDT (2,034 days ago) in Virgo

479.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 10:42 PDT (2,034 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 (2,034 days ago) in Ophiuchus