7481.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 at 16:08 EDT (6,403 days ago) in Sagittarius

7482.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 at 11:58 EDT (6,403 days ago) in Sagittarius

7483.

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. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 at 09:48 EDT (6,403 days ago) in Pisces

7484.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal and Morocco amongst others. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 at 16:10 EDT (6,405 days ago) in Aquarius

7485.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 at 16:10 EDT (6,405 days ago) in Aquarius

7486.

Ursid meteor shower 2006 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 (6,408 days ago) in Ursa Minor

7487.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2006 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 at 19:23 EDT (6,409 days ago) in Sagittarius

7488.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 at 10:24 EDT (6,409 days ago) in Sagittarius

7489.

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. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 at 18:39 EDT (6,410 days ago) in Sagittarius

7490.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 at 09:02 EDT (6,410 days ago) in Sagittarius

7491.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2006 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 (6,410 days ago) in Leo Minor

7492.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°48'. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 at 22:52 EDT (6,412 days ago) in Ophiuchus

7493.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°39'. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 at 16:19 EDT (6,412 days ago) in Scorpius

7494.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2006 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 (6,414 days ago) in Leo

7495.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Chile. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 at 05:28 EDT (6,415 days ago) in Virgo

7496.

Geminid meteor shower 2006 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 (6,416 days ago) in Gemini

7497.

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. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 at 13:55 EDT (6,417 days ago) in Virgo

7498.

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, 12 Dec 2006 at 09:32 EDT (6,418 days ago) in Leo

7499.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2006 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 (6,418 days ago) in Hydra

7500.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 48'. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 at 18:36 EDT (6,419 days ago) in Scorpius