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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. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 at 06:55 EDT (61 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 at 07:39 EDT (62 days away) in Virgo

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The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (62 days away) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2024 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 (63 days away) in Orion

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Comet 333P/LINEAR passes perihelion Comet 333P/LINEAR makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 28 Nov 2024 (63 days away)

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 at 01:22 EDT (66 days away) in Scorpius

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2024 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 (67 days away) in Phoenix

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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. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28 EDT (67 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 17:41 EDT (69 days away) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 18:44 EDT (69 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°51'. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 10:03 EDT (70 days away) in Capricornus

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 (70 days away) in Andromeda

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 21:14 EDT (70 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 04:59 EDT (71 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 09:07 EDT (71 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 (71 days away) in Vela

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EDT (71 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 13:29 EDT (72 days away) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 15:50 EDT (72 days away) in Taurus

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Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EDT (72 days away) in Pisces