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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (112 days away) in Cancer

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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 (113 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (113 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EDT (114 days away) in Aquarius

365.

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 (114 days away) in Aquarius

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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 (114 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 (114 days away) in Aquarius

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2024 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 (114 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 20:24 EDT (114 days away) in Capricornus

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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 (115 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 (117 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 (118 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 (118 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 (119 days away) in Taurus

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Geminid meteor shower 2024 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 (120 days away) in Gemini

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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 (120 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:28 EDT (120 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°28'. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 14:42 EDT (120 days away) in Taurus

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Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 16:34 EDT (120 days away) in Auriga

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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. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 (120 days away) in Orion