2821.

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. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 (524 days away) in Dorado

2822.

Geminid meteor shower 2025 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 14 Dec 2025 (526 days away) in Gemini

2823.

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. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 (527 days away) in Orion

2824.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 (527 days away) in Orion

2825.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2025 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 (528 days away) in Leo

2826.

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, 17 Dec 2025 at 01:08 EDT (529 days away) in Libra

2827.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°09'. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 at 07:14 EDT (530 days away) in Ophiuchus

2828.

Comet 240P/NEAT passes perihelion Comet 240P/NEAT makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 (531 days away) in Aries

2829.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2025 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 (532 days away) in Leo Minor

2830.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 at 20:44 EDT (531 days away) in Sagittarius

2831.

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, 20 Dec 2025 at 10:58 EDT (532 days away) in Sagittarius

2832.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2025 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Dec 2025 at 10:04 EDT (533 days away) in Sagittarius

2833.

Ursid meteor shower 2025 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 (534 days away) in Ursa Minor

2834.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 at 19:08 EDT (538 days away) in Aquarius

2835.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 at 22:34 EDT (538 days away) in Aquarius

2836.

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, 27 Dec 2025 at 14:10 EDT (539 days away) in Pisces

2837.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 (540 days away) in Monoceros

2838.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 (541 days away) in Monoceros

2839.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 at 08:45 EDT (543 days away) in Taurus

2840.

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, 01 Jan 2026 at 16:44 EDT (544 days away) in Taurus