941.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 18 Dec 2021 at 20:35 PDT (925 days ago) in Taurus

942.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2021 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Dec 2021 (924 days ago) in Leo Minor

943.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2021 in the northern hemisphere. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 07:53 PDT (922 days ago) in Sagittarius

944.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°09'. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 18:55 PDT (922 days ago) in Sagittarius

945.

Ursid meteor shower 2021 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 (921 days ago) in Ursa Minor

946.

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. Sun, 26 Dec 2021 at 18:24 PDT (917 days ago) in Virgo

947.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 (915 days ago) in Monoceros

948.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°13'. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 at 17:10 PDT (915 days ago) in Sagittarius

949.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 (914 days ago) in Monoceros

950.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Thu, 30 Dec 2021 at 06:27 PDT (913 days ago) in Sagittarius

951.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 11:52 PDT (912 days ago) in Ophiuchus

952.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 11:52 PDT (912 days ago) in Ophiuchus

953.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 56'. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 at 12:13 PDT (912 days ago) in Ophiuchus

954.

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. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 at 14:55 PDT (911 days ago) in Sagittarius

955.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 10:34 PDT (910 days ago) in Sagittarius

956.

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. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 at 12:54 PDT (910 days ago) in Sagittarius

957.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Jan 2022 (910 days ago) in Canis Major

958.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 (909 days ago)

959.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2022 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 (909 days ago) in Bootes

960.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Mon, 03 Jan 2022 at 17:22 PDT (909 days ago) in Capricornus