1181.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 at 20:10 EDT (935 days ago) in Sagittarius

1182.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 (935 days ago) in Monoceros

1183.

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, 26 Dec 2021 at 21:24 EDT (937 days ago) in Virgo

1184.

Ursid meteor shower 2021 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 (941 days ago) in Ursa Minor

1185.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 10:53 EDT (942 days ago) in Sagittarius

1186.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2021 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Dec 2021 (944 days ago) in Leo Minor

1187.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 23:35 EDT (944 days ago) in Taurus

1188.

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. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 01:57 EDT (945 days ago) in Taurus

1189.

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, 17 Dec 2021 at 21:14 EDT (946 days ago) in Taurus

1190.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2021 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 (947 days ago) in Leo

1191.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 (948 days ago) in Orion

1192.

The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 (948 days ago) in Orion

1193.

Geminid meteor shower 2021 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 (949 days ago) in Gemini

1194.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 (951 days ago) in Dorado

1195.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) passes perigee Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 (951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1196.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2021 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 11 Dec 2021 (951 days ago) in Hydra

1197.

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. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 20:36 EDT (953 days ago) in Aquarius

1198.

Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 04:34 EDT (953 days ago) in Taurus

1199.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 at 03:49 EDT (954 days ago) in Capricornus

1200.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°28'. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 at 01:10 EDT (954 days ago) in Capricornus