5061.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 12 Dec 2030 at 15:27 EDT (2,348 days away) in Taurus

5062.

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 2030 (2,348 days away) in Dorado

5063.

Geminid meteor shower 2030 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Dec 2030 (2,350 days away) in Gemini

5064.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 14 Dec 2030 at 14:44 EDT (2,350 days away) in Ophiuchus

5065.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 15 Dec 2030 at 14:10 EDT (2,351 days away) in Ophiuchus

5066.

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. Sun, 15 Dec 2030 (2,351 days away) in Orion

5067.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Dec 2030 (2,351 days away) in Orion

5068.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2030 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 16 Dec 2030 (2,352 days away) in Leo

5069.

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, 17 Dec 2030 at 19:01 EDT (2,353 days away) in Leo

5070.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°08'. Thu, 19 Dec 2030 at 10:43 EDT (2,355 days away) in Virgo

5071.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2030 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 20 Dec 2030 (2,356 days away) in Leo Minor

5072.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 20 Dec 2030 at 16:34 EDT (2,356 days away) in Orion

5073.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2030 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Dec 2030 at 15:15 EDT (2,357 days away) in Sagittarius

5074.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 21 Dec 2030 at 16:47 EDT (2,357 days away) in Cetus

5075.

Ursid meteor shower 2030 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Dec 2030 (2,358 days away) in Ursa Minor

5076.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 48". Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,359 days away) in Ophiuchus

5077.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,359 days away) in Ophiuchus

5078.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,359 days away) in Ophiuchus

5079.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 10:10 EDT (2,359 days away) in Ophiuchus

5080.

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. Tue, 24 Dec 2030 at 05:08 EDT (2,360 days away) in Sagittarius