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Conjunction of Saturn and Mercury Saturn and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 at 06:26 EDT (2,414 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2017 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 (2,413 days ago) in Vela

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia amongst others. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 at 18:10 EDT (2,412 days ago) in Leo

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2017 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Dec 2017 (2,411 days ago) in Monoceros

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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. Sun, 10 Dec 2017 at 02:51 EDT (2,410 days ago) in Leo

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2017 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 11 Dec 2017 (2,408 days ago) in Hydra

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 06:27 EDT (2,408 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 (2,408 days ago) in Dorado

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 at 20:45 EDT (2,408 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°09'. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 at 11:27 EDT (2,407 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 13 Dec 2017 at 14:12 EDT (2,407 days ago) in Virgo

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Geminid meteor shower 2017 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 (2,406 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°14'. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 at 09:26 EDT (2,406 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 at 11:56 EDT (2,406 days ago) in Libra

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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. Fri, 15 Dec 2017 (2,405 days ago) in Orion

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The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2017 (2,405 days ago) in Orion

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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2017 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 15 Dec 2017 (2,404 days ago) in Leo

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Dec 2017 at 21:22 EDT (2,405 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 01:31 EDT (2,402 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 18 Dec 2017 at 20:25 EDT (2,402 days ago) in Sagittarius