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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 14 Dec 2029 at 01:17 EDT (1,985 days away) in Sagittarius

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Geminid meteor shower 2029 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Dec 2029 (1,985 days away) in Gemini

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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, 15 Dec 2029 (1,986 days away) in Orion

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The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Dec 2029 (1,986 days away) in Orion

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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2029 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 15 Dec 2029 (1,987 days away) in Leo

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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. Sun, 16 Dec 2029 at 08:58 EDT (1,987 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 (1,988 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 06:54 EDT (1,988 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 10:16 EDT (1,988 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 12:31 EDT (1,988 days away) in Aries

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 04:43 EDT (1,990 days away) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 15:43 EDT (1,990 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Greenland, Mongolia and China amongst others. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 15:43 EDT (1,990 days away) in Taurus

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2029 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 (1,991 days away) in Leo Minor

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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. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 20:10 EDT (1,990 days away) in Taurus

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Asia, Russia, Africa and Europe. Thu, 20 Dec 2029 at 17:42 EDT (1,991 days away) in Taurus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 20 Dec 2029 at 17:46 EDT (1,991 days away) in Taurus

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2029 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Dec 2029 at 09:20 EDT (1,992 days away) in Sagittarius

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Ursid meteor shower 2029 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Dec 2029 (1,993 days away) in Ursa Minor

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 27 Dec 2029 at 17:42 EDT (1,998 days away) in Sagittarius