2101.

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 2028 (1,623 days away) in Dorado

2102.

Geminid meteor shower 2028 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 13 Dec 2028 (1,625 days away) in Gemini

2103.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°02'. Thu, 14 Dec 2028 at 02:35 EDT (1,625 days away) in Libra

2104.

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. Thu, 14 Dec 2028 (1,625 days away) in Orion

2105.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Dec 2028 (1,625 days away) in Orion

2106.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 14 Dec 2028 at 23:46 EDT (1,626 days away) in Taurus

2107.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2028 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 15 Dec 2028 (1,626 days away) in Leo

2108.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 15 Dec 2028 at 21:07 EDT (1,626 days away) in Ophiuchus

2109.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Dec 2028 at 17:37 EDT (1,627 days away) in Pisces

2110.

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. Sat, 16 Dec 2028 at 20:51 EDT (1,627 days away) in Sagittarius

2111.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°58'. Sun, 17 Dec 2028 at 01:55 EDT (1,628 days away) in Sagittarius

2112.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2028 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 19 Dec 2028 (1,630 days away) in Leo Minor

2113.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2028 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2028 at 03:26 EDT (1,632 days away) in Sagittarius

2114.

Ursid meteor shower 2028 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Dec 2028 (1,633 days away) in Ursa Minor

2115.

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. Sat, 23 Dec 2028 at 16:00 EDT (1,634 days away) in Pisces

2116.

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. Sat, 23 Dec 2028 at 16:45 EDT (1,634 days away) in Pisces

2117.

Jupiter at aphelion Jupiter passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2028 at 05:29 EDT (1,636 days away) in Virgo

2118.

Comet 185P/Petriew passes perihelion Comet 185P/Petriew makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 25 Dec 2028 (1,636 days away) in Aquarius

2119.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°50'. Tue, 26 Dec 2028 at 13:51 EDT (1,637 days away) in Cetus

2120.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 26 Dec 2028 at 23:31 EDT (1,638 days away) in Sagittarius