7061.

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, 22 Dec 2007 at 05:13 EDT (6,043 days ago) in Taurus

7062.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2007 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 22 Dec 2007 at 01:10 EDT (6,043 days ago) in Sagittarius

7063.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 at 17:24 EDT (6,044 days ago) in Taurus

7064.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 at 02:01 EDT (6,044 days ago) in Sagittarius

7065.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2007 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 (6,045 days ago) in Leo Minor

7066.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 at 09:09 EDT (6,046 days ago) in Leo

7067.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 at 18:40 EDT (6,047 days ago) in Gemini

7068.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 at 10:41 EDT (6,048 days ago) in Ophiuchus

7069.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 at 05:18 EDT (6,048 days ago) in Pisces

7070.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2007 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 16 Dec 2007 (6,049 days ago) in Leo

7071.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 at 13:28 EDT (6,051 days ago) in Capricornus

7072.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 at 13:11 EDT (6,051 days ago) in Ophiuchus

7073.

Geminid meteor shower 2007 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 (6,051 days ago) in Gemini

7074.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2007 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 (6,053 days ago) in Hydra

7075.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Brazil. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 at 14:19 EDT (6,054 days ago) in Sagittarius

7076.

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. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 at 14:16 EDT (6,055 days ago) in Sagittarius

7077.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 09 Dec 2007 at 12:41 EDT (6,056 days ago) in Ophiuchus

7078.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2007 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2007 (6,056 days ago) in Monoceros

7079.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2007 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 (6,058 days ago) in Vela

7080.

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. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 at 11:53 EDT (6,059 days ago) in Libra