3541.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 at 13:43 EDT (2,745 days ago) in Sagittarius

3542.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 27 Dec 2016 at 15:41 EDT (2,746 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3543.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 09:23 EDT (2,748 days ago) in Sagittarius

3544.

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. Sun, 25 Dec 2016 at 00:54 EDT (2,748 days ago) in Libra

3545.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 at 13:12 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Virgo

3546.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 at 11:39 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Virgo

3547.

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova passes perihelion Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 (2,751 days ago) in Capricornus

3548.

Ursid meteor shower 2016 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Dec 2016 (2,751 days ago) in Ursa Minor

3549.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2016 at 05:41 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Sagittarius

3550.

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, 20 Dec 2016 at 20:56 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Virgo

3551.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2016 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 19 Dec 2016 (2,754 days ago) in Leo Minor

3552.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Sun, 18 Dec 2016 at 13:08 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Leo

3553.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Orion

3554.

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. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Orion

3555.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2016 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Leo

3556.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Sagittarius

3557.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 14 Dec 2016 at 11:47 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Sagittarius

3558.

Geminid meteor shower 2016 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 (2,759 days ago) in Gemini

3559.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 19:05 EDT (2,760 days ago) in Taurus

3560.

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. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 02:17 EDT (2,760 days ago) in Taurus