2941.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°08'. Tue, 26 Nov 2030 at 11:18 PDT (2,337 days away) in Ophiuchus

2942.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 26 Nov 2030 at 17:50 PDT (2,337 days away) in Ophiuchus

2943.

Saturn at opposition Saturn 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. Wed, 27 Nov 2030 at 07:47 PDT (2,338 days away) in Taurus

2944.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 28 Nov 2030 at 03:39 PDT (2,339 days away) in Scorpius

2945.

November Orionid meteor shower 2030 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Nov 2030 (2,339 days away) in Orion

2946.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 Nov 2030 (2,339 days away) in Taurus

2947.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 29 Nov 2030 (2,341 days away) in Ophiuchus

2948.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 30 Nov 2030 at 06:32 PDT (2,341 days away) in Ophiuchus

2949.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 30 Nov 2030 at 21:20 PDT (2,341 days away) in Sagittarius

2950.

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. Sun, 01 Dec 2030 at 14:57 PDT (2,342 days away) in Aquarius

2951.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2030 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 02 Dec 2030 (2,343 days away) in Phoenix

2952.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2030 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2030 (2,347 days away) in Andromeda

2953.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2030 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 07 Dec 2030 (2,348 days away) in Vela

2954.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Dec 2030 at 14:00 PDT (2,348 days away) in Virgo

2955.

Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 08 Dec 2030 at 06:22 PDT (2,349 days away) in Taurus

2956.

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. Sun, 08 Dec 2030 at 07:26 PDT (2,349 days away) in Taurus

2957.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Dec 2030 at 11:56 PDT (2,349 days away) in Taurus

2958.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sun, 08 Dec 2030 at 12:22 PDT (2,349 days away) in Taurus

2959.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2030 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Dec 2030 (2,350 days away) in Monoceros

2960.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Asia, Russia, Africa and Europe. Mon, 09 Dec 2030 at 14:28 PDT (2,350 days away) in Taurus