6261.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 (5,311 days ago) in Sagittarius

6262.

Ursid meteor shower 2009 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 (5,311 days ago) in Ursa Minor

6263.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 15:37 EDT (5,312 days ago) in Sagittarius

6264.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2009 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 12:52 EDT (5,312 days ago) in Sagittarius

6265.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°10'. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 10:02 EDT (5,312 days ago) in Capricornus

6266.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Neptune The Moon, Jupiter and Neptune pass close to one another. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 at 06:32 EDT (5,312 days ago) in Capricornus

6267.

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, 20 Dec 2009 at 09:53 EDT (5,313 days ago) in Capricornus

6268.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 at 08:25 EDT (5,313 days ago) in Leo

6269.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune Jupiter and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 at 23:59 EDT (5,313 days ago) in Capricornus

6270.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2009 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 (5,314 days ago) in Leo Minor

6271.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 at 15:58 EDT (5,315 days ago) in Sagittarius

6272.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 at 03:15 EDT (5,315 days ago) in Sagittarius

6273.

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. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 at 07:47 EDT (5,316 days ago) in Sagittarius

6274.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 at 07:03 EDT (5,317 days ago) in Ophiuchus

6275.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2009 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 (5,318 days ago) in Leo

6276.

Geminid meteor shower 2009 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 (5,319 days ago) in Gemini

6277.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2009 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 (5,321 days ago) in Hydra

6278.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°52'. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 at 05:40 EDT (5,323 days ago) in Virgo

6279.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2009 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 (5,324 days ago) in Monoceros

6280.

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, 08 Dec 2009 at 19:13 EDT (5,325 days ago) in Leo