1421.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 05:17 EDT (556 days ago) in Sagittarius

1422.

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. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 13:15 EDT (556 days ago) in Sagittarius

1423.

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, 24 Dec 2022 at 03:26 EDT (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1424.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 06:29 EDT (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1425.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 10:18 EDT (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1426.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 13:31 EDT (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1427.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1428.

A parade of 7 planets in the evening sky All seven planets will be above the horizon at the same time. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (555 days ago) in Sagittarius

1429.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 18:05 EDT (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

1430.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°00'. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 11:11 EDT (553 days ago) in Capricornus

1431.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 13:25 EDT (553 days ago) in Capricornus

1432.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 (551 days ago) in Monoceros

1433.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 04:21 EDT (550 days ago) in Sagittarius

1434.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 05:33 EDT (550 days ago) in Pisces

1435.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 07:25 EDT (550 days ago) in Pisces

1436.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 (550 days ago) in Monoceros

1437.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 20:21 EDT (550 days ago) in Cetus

1438.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 52'. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 10:17 EDT (547 days ago) in Sagittarius

1439.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (547 days ago) in Aries

1440.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Russia, Canada and Sweden amongst others. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (547 days ago) in Aries