341.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 02:21 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Ophiuchus

342.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2018 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 (2,049 days ago) in Vela

343.

Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'08" of each other. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:07 EDT (2,049 days ago) in Aquarius

344.

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 (2,049 days ago) in Aquarius

345.

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 (2,048 days ago) in Sagittarius

346.

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 (2,047 days ago) in Sagittarius

347.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 (2,047 days ago) in Monoceros

348.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 (2,045 days ago) in Taurus

349.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 at 07:38 EDT (2,045 days ago) in Libra

350.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2018 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (2,044 days ago) in Hydra

351.

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 (2,044 days ago) in Capricornus

352.

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 (2,044 days ago) in Dorado

353.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Libra

354.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (2,043 days ago) in Scorpius

355.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen reaches peak brightness Comet 46P/Wirtanen is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2018 apparition. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 (2,042 days ago) in Taurus

356.

Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perigee Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 (2,042 days ago) in Taurus

357.

Geminid meteor shower 2018 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 (2,042 days ago) in Gemini

358.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 18:21 EDT (2,042 days ago) in Aquarius

359.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 at 20:51 EDT (2,042 days ago) in Aquarius

360.

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. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 at 06:49 EDT (2,041 days ago) in Aquarius