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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 at 13:52 EDT (181 days ago) in Capricornus |
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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2023 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 (181 days ago) in Leo |
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The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 (182 days ago) in Orion |
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The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 (182 days ago) in Orion |
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Geminid meteor shower 2023 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 (183 days ago) in Gemini |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°21'. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 at 00:20 EDT (183 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. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 10:39 EDT (184 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (185 days ago) in Dorado |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 18:33 EDT (185 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2023 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (185 days ago) in Hydra |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°38'. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 11:54 EDT (188 days ago) in Virgo |
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Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 (188 days ago) in Monoceros |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 08:43 EDT (188 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 (189 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 at 06:44 EDT (189 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2023 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 (190 days ago) in Vela |
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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2023 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 (191 days ago) in Andromeda |
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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (191 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 at 00:49 EDT (192 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 13:42 EDT (193 days ago) in Leo |