521.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 06:29 EDT (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

522.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 10:18 EDT (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

523.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 13:31 EDT (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

524.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

525.

A parade of 7 planets in the evening sky All seven planets will be above the horizon at the same time. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (554 days ago) in Sagittarius

526.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 18:05 EDT (553 days ago) in Sagittarius

527.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°00'. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 11:11 EDT (552 days ago) in Capricornus

528.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 13:25 EDT (552 days ago) in Capricornus

529.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 (550 days ago) in Monoceros

530.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 04:21 EDT (549 days ago) in Sagittarius

531.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 05:33 EDT (549 days ago) in Pisces

532.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 07:25 EDT (549 days ago) in Pisces

533.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 (549 days ago) in Monoceros

534.

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. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 20:21 EDT (549 days ago) in Cetus

535.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 52'. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 10:17 EDT (546 days ago) in Sagittarius

536.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (546 days ago) in Aries

537.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Russia, Canada and Sweden amongst others. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (546 days ago) in Aries

538.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 at 15:04 EDT (545 days ago) in Sagittarius

539.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 (545 days ago) in Canis Major

540.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:36 EDT (544 days ago) in Taurus