501.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Libra

502.

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 (2,044 days ago) in Dorado

503.

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 07:24 EDT (2,044 days ago) in Capricornus

504.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2018 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,044 days ago) in Hydra

505.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 at 07:38 EDT (2,045 days ago) in Libra

506.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 (2,045 days ago) in Taurus

507.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 (2,047 days ago) in Monoceros

508.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 at 00:17 EDT (2,047 days ago) in Sagittarius

509.

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 13:40 EDT (2,048 days ago) in Sagittarius

510.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'21". Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:45 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Aquarius

511.

Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'08" of each other. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:07 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Aquarius

512.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2018 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 (2,049 days ago) in Vela

513.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 02:21 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Ophiuchus

514.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2018 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 (2,050 days ago) in Andromeda

515.

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 16:07 EDT (2,051 days ago) in Libra

516.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 16:10 EDT (2,053 days ago) in Virgo

517.

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 13:42 EDT (2,053 days ago) in Virgo

518.

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 (2,053 days ago) in Ophiuchus

519.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2018 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 (2,054 days ago) in Phoenix

520.

Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 L2 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 (2,056 days ago) in Ophiuchus