7501.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 7'25" of each other. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 at 12:11 EDT (6,420 days ago) in Scorpius

7502.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7'44". Sun, 10 Dec 2006 at 11:30 EDT (6,420 days ago) in Scorpius

7503.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Svalbard, Iceland and Canada amongst others. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 at 06:55 EDT (6,420 days ago) in Leo

7504.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 at 06:55 EDT (6,420 days ago) in Leo

7505.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 at 05:59 EDT (6,420 days ago) in Leo

7506.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°01'. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 at 15:15 EDT (6,421 days ago) in Scorpius

7507.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2006 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 (6,421 days ago) in Monoceros

7508.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2006 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 (6,423 days ago) in Vela

7509.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2006 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 (6,424 days ago) in Andromeda

7510.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 22:24 EDT (6,425 days ago) in Leo

7511.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Asia, Eastern Africa, British Indian Ocean Territory, Federated States of Micronesia, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 at 12:20 EDT (6,425 days ago) in Taurus

7512.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 at 19:24 EDT (6,426 days ago) in Taurus

7513.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 at 22:12 EDT (6,427 days ago) in Taurus

7514.

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. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 at 18:19 EDT (6,427 days ago) in Taurus

7515.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2006 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 (6,428 days ago) in Phoenix

7516.

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. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 at 19:05 EDT (6,429 days ago) in Pisces

7517.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Seychelles and British Indian Ocean Territory. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 at 10:01 EDT (6,432 days ago) in Aquarius

7518.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 at 10:01 EDT (6,432 days ago) in Aquarius

7519.

November Orionid meteor shower 2006 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 (6,432 days ago) in Orion

7520.

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. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 at 01:29 EDT (6,432 days ago) in Aquarius