561.

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 12:54 EDT (214 days ago) in Taurus

562.

November Orionid meteor shower 2023 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (214 days ago) in Orion

563.

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 (214 days ago) in Taurus

564.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2023 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 (210 days ago) in Phoenix

565.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 12:26 EDT (208 days ago) in Sagittarius

566.

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 13:42 EDT (208 days ago) in Leo

567.

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, 05 Dec 2023 at 00:49 EDT (207 days ago) in Leo

568.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (206 days ago) in Aquarius

569.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2023 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 (206 days ago) in Andromeda

570.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2023 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 (205 days ago) in Vela

571.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 at 06:44 EDT (204 days ago) in Sagittarius

572.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 (204 days ago) in Sagittarius

573.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 08:43 EDT (203 days ago) in Virgo

574.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 (203 days ago) in Monoceros

575.

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 11:54 EDT (203 days ago) in Virgo

576.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2023 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (200 days ago) in Hydra

577.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 18:33 EDT (200 days ago) in Ophiuchus

578.

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 (200 days ago) in Dorado

579.

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 10:39 EDT (199 days ago) in Sagittarius

580.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°21'. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 at 00:20 EDT (198 days ago) in Sagittarius