1221.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 23 Dec 2026 at 20:28 EDT (904 days away) in Gemini

1222.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 24 Dec 2026 at 03:02 EDT (905 days away) in Sagittarius

1223.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 24 Dec 2026 at 03:31 EDT (905 days away) in Gemini

1224.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 25 Dec 2026 at 13:12 EDT (906 days away) in Libra

1225.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 26 Dec 2026 at 04:33 EDT (907 days away) in Cancer

1226.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Dec 2026 at 11:25 EDT (908 days away) in Leo

1227.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°31'. Sun, 27 Dec 2026 at 12:29 EDT (908 days away) in Leo

1228.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 at 08:28 EDT (909 days away) in Leo

1229.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°19'. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 at 12:43 EDT (909 days away) in Leo

1230.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 28 Dec 2026 (909 days away) in Monoceros

1231.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 29 Dec 2026 (910 days away) in Monoceros

1232.

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. Wed, 30 Dec 2026 at 13:59 EDT (911 days away) in Virgo

1233.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 01 Jan 2027 at 12:21 EDT (913 days away) in Sagittarius

1234.

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. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 (914 days away) in Canis Major

1235.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 at 21:32 EDT (914 days away) in Pisces

1236.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 03:19 EDT (915 days away) in Libra

1237.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°45'. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 12:32 EDT (915 days away) in Libra

1238.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 13:21 EDT (915 days away) in Libra

1239.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2027 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 (916 days away) in Bootes

1240.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga amongst others. Mon, 04 Jan 2027 at 12:14 EDT (916 days away) in Scorpius