3301.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Tue, 01 Dec 2026 at 01:09 EDT (878 days away) in Leo

3302.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2026 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 02 Dec 2026 (879 days away) in Phoenix

3303.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°09'. Sat, 05 Dec 2026 at 05:46 EDT (882 days away) in Virgo

3304.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2026 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Dec 2026 (883 days away) in Andromeda

3305.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2026 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 07 Dec 2026 (884 days away) in Vela

3306.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°47'. Mon, 07 Dec 2026 at 17:05 EDT (884 days away) in Libra

3307.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 08 Dec 2026 at 19:53 EDT (885 days away) in Ophiuchus

3308.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2026 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Dec 2026 (886 days away) in Monoceros

3309.

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. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 04:08 EDT (887 days away) in Sagittarius

3310.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 19:00 EDT (887 days away) in Cetus

3311.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Marshall Islands. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 23:59 EDT (888 days away) in Sagittarius

3312.

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. Fri, 11 Dec 2026 at 01:45 EDT (888 days away) in Sagittarius

3313.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 11 Dec 2026 (888 days away) in Libra

3314.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2026 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 (889 days away) in Hydra

3315.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 18:10 EDT (889 days away) in Pisces

3316.

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. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 (889 days away) in Dorado

3317.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 19:47 EDT (889 days away) in Leo

3318.

Geminid meteor shower 2026 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 14 Dec 2026 (891 days away) in Gemini

3319.

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. Tue, 15 Dec 2026 (892 days away) in Orion

3320.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Dec 2026 (892 days away) in Orion