4701.

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, 09 Dec 2034 at 05:01 EDT (3,809 days away) in Libra

4702.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2034 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2034 (3,809 days away) in Monoceros

4703.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 10 Dec 2034 at 15:15 EDT (3,810 days away) in Ophiuchus

4704.

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, 11 Dec 2034 at 17:33 EDT (3,811 days away) in Sagittarius

4705.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2034 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2034 (3,812 days away) in Hydra

4706.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 12 Dec 2034 at 09:22 EDT (3,812 days away) in Taurus

4707.

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 2034 (3,812 days away) in Dorado

4708.

Geminid meteor shower 2034 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2034 (3,814 days away) in Gemini

4709.

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. Fri, 15 Dec 2034 (3,815 days away) in Orion

4710.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2034 (3,815 days away) in Orion

4711.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2034 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 16 Dec 2034 (3,816 days away) in Leo

4712.

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. Mon, 18 Dec 2034 at 12:45 EDT (3,818 days away) in Pisces

4713.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'05". Tue, 19 Dec 2034 at 02:40 EDT (3,819 days away) in Pisces

4714.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 19 Dec 2034 at 02:42 EDT (3,819 days away) in Pisces

4715.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Tue, 19 Dec 2034 at 02:42 EDT (3,819 days away) in Pisces

4716.

December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2034 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 20 Dec 2034 (3,820 days away) in Leo Minor

4717.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand. Wed, 20 Dec 2034 at 04:24 EDT (3,820 days away) in Pisces

4718.

December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2034 in the northern hemisphere. Thu, 21 Dec 2034 at 14:32 EDT (3,821 days away) in Sagittarius

4719.

Ursid meteor shower 2034 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Dec 2034 (3,822 days away) in Ursa Minor

4720.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 23 Dec 2034 at 11:39 EDT (3,823 days away) in Taurus