2541.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2029 at 22:17 PDT (1,989 days away) in Sagittarius

2542.

Geminid meteor shower 2029 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 14 Dec 2029 (1,990 days away) in Gemini

2543.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Dec 2029 (1,991 days away) in Orion

2544.

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. Sat, 15 Dec 2029 (1,991 days away) in Orion

2545.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2029 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 15 Dec 2029 (1,992 days away) in Leo

2546.

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. Sun, 16 Dec 2029 at 05:58 PDT (1,992 days away) in Aries

2547.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Dec 2029 (1,993 days away) in Sagittarius

2548.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 03:54 PDT (1,993 days away) in Sagittarius

2549.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 07:16 PDT (1,993 days away) in Aries

2550.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°38'. Mon, 17 Dec 2029 at 09:31 PDT (1,993 days away) in Aries

2551.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 01:43 PDT (1,995 days away) in Cetus

2552.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 12:43 PDT (1,995 days away) in Taurus

2553.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Greenland, Mongolia and China amongst others. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 12:43 PDT (1,995 days away) in Taurus

2554.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2029 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 (1,996 days away) in Leo Minor

2555.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Wed, 19 Dec 2029 at 17:10 PDT (1,995 days away) in Taurus

2556.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Asia, Russia, Africa and Europe. Thu, 20 Dec 2029 at 14:42 PDT (1,996 days away) in Taurus

2557.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 20 Dec 2029 at 14:46 PDT (1,996 days away) in Taurus

2558.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2029 in the northern hemisphere. Fri, 21 Dec 2029 at 06:20 PDT (1,997 days away) in Sagittarius

2559.

Ursid meteor shower 2029 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Dec 2029 (1,998 days away) in Ursa Minor

2560.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°38'. Wed, 26 Dec 2029 at 14:03 PDT (2,002 days away) in Capricornus