3061.

Geminid meteor shower 2017 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 (2,394 days ago) in Gemini

3062.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 at 14:12 EDT (2,395 days ago) in Virgo

3063.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°09'. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 at 11:27 EDT (2,395 days ago) in Virgo

3064.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 20:45 EDT (2,396 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3065.

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 2017 (2,396 days ago) in Dorado

3066.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 06:27 EDT (2,396 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3067.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2017 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 (2,396 days ago) in Hydra

3068.

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. Sun, 10 Dec 2017 at 02:51 EDT (2,398 days ago) in Leo

3069.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2017 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 (2,399 days ago) in Monoceros

3070.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia amongst others. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 at 18:10 EDT (2,400 days ago) in Leo

3071.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2017 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 (2,401 days ago) in Vela

3072.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mercury Saturn and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 at 06:26 EDT (2,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

3073.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2017 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 (2,402 days ago) in Andromeda

3074.

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. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 at 03:45 EDT (2,404 days ago) in Taurus

3075.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 Dec 2017 at 10:46 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Taurus

3076.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, China and Alaska amongst others. Sun, 03 Dec 2017 at 08:09 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Taurus

3077.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Dec 2017 at 04:40 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Taurus

3078.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 02 Dec 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,406 days ago) in Taurus

3079.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2017 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2017 (2,406 days ago) in Phoenix

3080.

Supernova SN2017isj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 6216. Fri, 01 Dec 2017 (2,406 days ago)