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The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (134 days away) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2024 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (135 days away) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 17:41 EDT (141 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 18:44 EDT (141 days away) in Sagittarius

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 (142 days away) in Andromeda

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 04:59 EDT (143 days away) in Taurus

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 (143 days away) in Vela

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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 (143 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 (144 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 (144 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 (145 days away) in Aquarius

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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 (145 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 (145 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 (145 days away) in Aquarius

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2024 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 (145 days away) in Monoceros

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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 (146 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 (148 days away) in Hydra

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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 (150 days away) in Taurus

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Geminid meteor shower 2024 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 (151 days away) in Gemini

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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 (151 days away) in Taurus