341.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 13:42 EDT (2,052 days ago) in Virgo

342.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 16:10 EDT (2,052 days ago) in Virgo

343.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 at 16:07 EDT (2,050 days ago) in Libra

344.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2018 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 (2,049 days ago) in Andromeda

345.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 02:21 EDT (2,048 days ago) in Ophiuchus

346.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2018 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 (2,048 days ago) in Vela

347.

Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'08" of each other. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:07 EDT (2,048 days ago) in Aquarius

348.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'21". Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:45 EDT (2,048 days ago) in Aquarius

349.

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. Sat, 08 Dec 2018 at 13:40 EDT (2,047 days ago) in Sagittarius

350.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 at 00:17 EDT (2,046 days ago) in Sagittarius

351.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 (2,046 days ago) in Monoceros

352.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 (2,044 days ago) in Taurus

353.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 at 07:38 EDT (2,044 days ago) in Libra

354.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2018 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Hydra

355.

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. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 07:24 EDT (2,043 days ago) in Capricornus

356.

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. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Dorado

357.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,042 days ago) in Libra

358.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,042 days ago) in Scorpius

359.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen reaches peak brightness Comet 46P/Wirtanen is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2018 apparition. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 (2,041 days ago) in Taurus

360.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perigee Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 (2,041 days ago) in Taurus