4441.

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, 14 Dec 2014 at 07:51 EDT (3,491 days ago) in Leo

4442.

Geminid meteor shower 2014 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Dec 2014 (3,491 days ago) in Gemini

4443.

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. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 at 18:02 EDT (3,493 days ago) in Leo

4444.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 at 03:57 EDT (3,493 days ago) in Capricornus

4445.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2014 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 12 Dec 2014 (3,493 days ago) in Hydra

4446.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°05'. Thu, 11 Dec 2014 at 22:42 EDT (3,494 days ago) in Leo

4447.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Dec 2014 at 19:51 EDT (3,494 days ago) in Leo

4448.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 10 Dec 2014 at 00:26 EDT (3,495 days ago) in Ophiuchus

4449.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2014 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 09 Dec 2014 (3,496 days ago) in Monoceros

4450.

Supernova ASASSN-14lp discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4666. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 (3,496 days ago)

4451.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 15:49 EDT (3,497 days ago) in Ophiuchus

4452.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 15:30 EDT (3,497 days ago) in Leo

4453.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 08 Dec 2014 at 05:06 EDT (3,497 days ago) in Ophiuchus

4454.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2014 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 07 Dec 2014 (3,498 days ago) in Vela

4455.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 at 07:26 EDT (3,499 days ago) in Taurus

4456.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2014 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 06 Dec 2014 (3,499 days ago) in Andromeda

4457.

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. Fri, 05 Dec 2014 at 05:22 EDT (3,500 days ago) in Taurus

4458.

Asteroid 23 Thalia at opposition Asteroid 23 Thalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 at 09:22 EDT (3,501 days ago) in Taurus

4459.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2014 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 (3,503 days ago) in Phoenix

4460.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and Greenland. Mon, 01 Dec 2014 at 18:22 EDT (3,504 days ago) in Pisces