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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, 21 Dec 2033 at 22:52 EDT (3,445 days away) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 21 Dec 2033 at 13:47 EDT (3,445 days away) in Sagittarius

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2033 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2033 at 08:46 EDT (3,445 days away) in Sagittarius

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2033 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 19 Dec 2033 (3,444 days away) in Leo Minor

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 18 Dec 2033 at 05:44 EDT (3,442 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2033 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 15 Dec 2033 (3,440 days away) in Leo

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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. Thu, 15 Dec 2033 at 22:28 EDT (3,439 days away) in Virgo

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The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Dec 2033 (3,439 days away) in Orion

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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. Thu, 15 Dec 2033 (3,439 days away) in Orion

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Geminid meteor shower 2033 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 14 Dec 2033 (3,438 days away) in Gemini

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Asteroid 30 Urania at opposition Asteroid 30 Urania makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 13 Dec 2033 at 18:58 EDT (3,437 days away) in Taurus

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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, 13 Dec 2033 at 10:28 EDT (3,437 days away) in Leo

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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. Mon, 12 Dec 2033 (3,436 days away) in Dorado

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2033 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 12 Dec 2033 (3,436 days away) in Hydra

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 09 Dec 2033 at 23:46 EDT (3,434 days away) in Orion

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2033 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Dec 2033 (3,433 days away) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°39'. Thu, 08 Dec 2033 at 15:31 EDT (3,432 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 08 Dec 2033 at 14:28 EDT (3,432 days away) in Gemini

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2033 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 07 Dec 2033 (3,431 days away) in Vela

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 06 Dec 2033 at 02:21 EDT (3,430 days away) in Taurus