1181.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 09:24 EDT (863 days away) in Leo

1182.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 11:54 EDT (863 days away) in Leo

1183.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°20'. Mon, 30 Nov 2026 at 14:34 EDT (863 days away) in Leo

1184.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Tue, 01 Dec 2026 at 01:09 EDT (864 days away) in Leo

1185.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2026 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 02 Dec 2026 (865 days away) in Phoenix

1186.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°09'. Sat, 05 Dec 2026 at 05:46 EDT (868 days away) in Virgo

1187.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2026 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Dec 2026 (869 days away) in Andromeda

1188.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2026 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 07 Dec 2026 (870 days away) in Vela

1189.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°47'. Mon, 07 Dec 2026 at 17:05 EDT (870 days away) in Libra

1190.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 08 Dec 2026 at 19:53 EDT (871 days away) in Ophiuchus

1191.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2026 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 09 Dec 2026 (872 days away) in Monoceros

1192.

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. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 04:08 EDT (873 days away) in Sagittarius

1193.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 19:00 EDT (873 days away) in Cetus

1194.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Marshall Islands. Thu, 10 Dec 2026 at 23:59 EDT (874 days away) in Sagittarius

1195.

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. Fri, 11 Dec 2026 at 01:45 EDT (874 days away) in Sagittarius

1196.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 11 Dec 2026 (874 days away) in Libra

1197.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2026 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 (875 days away) in Hydra

1198.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 18:10 EDT (875 days away) in Pisces

1199.

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. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 (875 days away) in Dorado

1200.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 12 Dec 2026 at 19:47 EDT (875 days away) in Leo