361.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 09:07 EDT (167 days away) in Ophiuchus

362.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 (167 days away) in Vela

363.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (167 days away) in Cancer

364.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 15:50 EDT (168 days away) in Taurus

365.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (168 days away) in Pisces

366.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 20:47 EDT (168 days away) in Capricornus

367.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EDT (169 days away) in Aquarius

368.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EDT (169 days away) in Aquarius

369.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:55 EDT (169 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 10:27 EDT (169 days away) in Aquarius

371.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2024 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 (169 days away) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 20:28 EDT (169 days away) in Capricornus

373.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Alaska, Japan and China. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 at 03:37 EDT (170 days away) in Pisces

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 (172 days away) in Hydra

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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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 at 08:20 EDT (173 days away) in Aries

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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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 (173 days away) in Dorado

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 at 12:54 EDT (174 days away) in Taurus

378.

Geminid meteor shower 2024 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 (175 days away) in Gemini

379.

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, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:06 EDT (175 days away) in Taurus

380.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:28 EDT (175 days away) in Taurus