2341.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 at 07:39 EDT (145 days away) in Virgo

2342.

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 (145 days away) in Taurus

2343.

November Orionid meteor shower 2024 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (146 days away) in Orion

2344.

Comet 333P/LINEAR passes perihelion Comet 333P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 (147 days away)

2345.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 at 01:22 EDT (149 days away) in Scorpius

2346.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2024 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 (150 days away) in Phoenix

2347.

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. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28 EDT (150 days away) in Ophiuchus

2348.

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 (152 days away) in Sagittarius

2349.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 18:44 EDT (152 days away) in Sagittarius

2350.

Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°51'. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 13:34 EDT (153 days away) in Capricornus

2351.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 (153 days away) in Andromeda

2352.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 21:14 EDT (153 days away) in Ophiuchus

2353.

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 (154 days away) in Taurus

2354.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 09:07 EDT (154 days away) in Ophiuchus

2355.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 (154 days away) in Vela

2356.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (154 days away) in Cancer

2357.

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 (155 days away) in Taurus

2358.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (155 days away) in Pisces

2359.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 20:47 EDT (155 days away) in Capricornus

2360.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EDT (156 days away) in Aquarius