2361.

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 (156 days away) in Aquarius

2362.

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 (156 days away) in Aquarius

2363.

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 (156 days away) in Aquarius

2364.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2024 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 (156 days away) in Monoceros

2365.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°46'. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 20:28 EDT (156 days away) in Capricornus

2366.

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 (157 days away) in Pisces

2367.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2024 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 (159 days away) in Hydra

2368.

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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 at 08:20 EDT (160 days away) in Aries

2369.

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. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 (160 days away) in Dorado

2370.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 at 12:54 EDT (161 days away) in Taurus

2371.

Geminid meteor shower 2024 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 (162 days away) in Gemini

2372.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:06 EDT (162 days away) in Taurus

2373.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 13:28 EDT (162 days away) in Taurus

2374.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°28'. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 14:42 EDT (162 days away) in Taurus

2375.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 16:34 EDT (162 days away) in Auriga

2376.

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. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 (162 days away) in Orion

2377.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 (162 days away) in Orion

2378.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, South America, Central America and Clipperton Island. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 at 02:25 EDT (163 days away) in Taurus

2379.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 at 04:01 EDT (163 days away) in Taurus

2380.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2024 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 15 Dec 2024 (163 days away) in Leo