3761.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 00:06 EDT (1,252 days away) in Ophiuchus

3762.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 17:31 EDT (1,252 days away) in Ophiuchus

3763.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Dec 2027 at 23:36 EDT (1,253 days away) in Taurus

3764.

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. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 at 08:50 EDT (1,253 days away) in Taurus

3765.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2027 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 (1,253 days away) in Hydra

3766.

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. Sun, 12 Dec 2027 (1,253 days away) in Dorado

3767.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 13 Dec 2027 at 11:08 EDT (1,254 days away) in Taurus

3768.

Geminid meteor shower 2027 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 14 Dec 2027 (1,255 days away) in Gemini

3769.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 at 06:13 EDT (1,256 days away) in Pisces

3770.

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. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 (1,256 days away) in Orion

3771.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 (1,256 days away) in Orion

3772.

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. Wed, 15 Dec 2027 at 21:25 EDT (1,256 days away) in Gemini

3773.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2027 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 16 Dec 2027 (1,257 days away) in Leo

3774.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 00:58 EDT (1,261 days away) in Virgo

3775.

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. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 04:11 EDT (1,261 days away) in Virgo

3776.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°02'. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 at 05:39 EDT (1,261 days away) in Virgo

3777.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2027 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 20 Dec 2027 (1,261 days away) in Leo Minor

3778.

December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2027 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2027 at 21:47 EDT (1,262 days away) in Sagittarius

3779.

Ursid meteor shower 2027 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Dec 2027 (1,264 days away) in Ursa Minor

3780.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 23 Dec 2027 at 22:04 EDT (1,264 days away) in Pisces