481.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 01:36 PDT (211 days ago) in Virgo

482.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 09:54 PDT (211 days ago) in Taurus

483.

November Orionid meteor shower 2023 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (211 days ago) in Orion

484.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (211 days ago) in Taurus

485.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2023 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 (207 days ago) in Phoenix

486.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 09:26 PDT (205 days ago) in Sagittarius

487.

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. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 10:42 PDT (205 days ago) in Leo

488.

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, 04 Dec 2023 at 21:49 PDT (205 days ago) in Leo

489.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 04:38 PDT (203 days ago) in Aquarius

490.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2023 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 (203 days ago) in Andromeda

491.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2023 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 (202 days ago) in Vela

492.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 at 03:44 PDT (201 days ago) in Sagittarius

493.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 (201 days ago) in Sagittarius

494.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 05:43 PDT (200 days ago) in Virgo

495.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 (200 days ago) in Monoceros

496.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°38'. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 08:54 PDT (200 days ago) in Virgo

497.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2023 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (197 days ago) in Hydra

498.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 15:33 PDT (197 days ago) in Ophiuchus

499.

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. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (197 days ago) in Dorado

500.

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. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 07:39 PDT (196 days ago) in Sagittarius