321.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 11 Dec 2000 at 04:02 EDT (8,602 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova passes perihelion Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 11 Dec 2000 (8,602 days ago) in Sagittarius

323.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2000 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Dec 2000 (8,602 days ago) in Hydra

324.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°32'. Mon, 11 Dec 2000 at 15:32 EDT (8,602 days ago) in Capricornus

325.

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. Tue, 12 Dec 2000 at 17:20 EDT (8,601 days ago) in Gemini

326.

Geminid meteor shower 2000 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 13 Dec 2000 (8,600 days ago) in Gemini

327.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Dec 2000 at 08:59 EDT (8,599 days ago) in Cancer

328.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2000 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 15 Dec 2000 (8,598 days ago) in Leo

329.

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, 17 Dec 2000 at 19:41 EDT (8,596 days ago) in Virgo

330.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2000 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 19 Dec 2000 (8,594 days ago) in Leo Minor

331.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 19 Dec 2000 at 10:32 EDT (8,594 days ago) in Ophiuchus

332.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°09'. Wed, 20 Dec 2000 at 01:48 EDT (8,593 days ago) in Virgo

333.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Dec 2000 at 04:50 EDT (8,593 days ago) in Virgo

334.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2000 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2000 at 08:30 EDT (8,592 days ago) in Sagittarius

335.

Ursid meteor shower 2000 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Dec 2000 (8,591 days ago) in Ursa Minor

336.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Sat, 23 Dec 2000 at 15:54 EDT (8,590 days ago) in Capricornus

337.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 25 Dec 2000 at 12:23 EDT (8,588 days ago) in Sagittarius

338.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas. Mon, 25 Dec 2000 at 12:35 EDT (8,588 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2000 at 14:37 EDT (8,588 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 26 Dec 2000 at 01:06 EDT (8,587 days ago) in Sagittarius