1.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 at 01:22 EST (4 days ago) in Scorpius

2.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2024 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 (3 days ago) in Phoenix

3.

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, 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28 EST (3 days ago) in Ophiuchus

4.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 17:41 EST (10 hours ago) in Sagittarius

5.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 at 18:44 EST (9 hours ago) in Sagittarius

6.

Conjunction of Ceres and Pluto Ceres and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 18:14 EST (13 hours away) in Capricornus

7.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2024 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 (Today) in Andromeda

8.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 05 Dec 2024 at 21:14 EST (16 hours away) in Ophiuchus

9.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 04:59 EST (Tomorrow) in Taurus

10.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 09:07 EST (Tomorrow) in Ophiuchus

11.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2024 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 (Tomorrow) in Vela

12.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 at 18:32 EST (Tomorrow) in Cancer

13.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 13:13 EST (2 days away) in Capricornus

14.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter 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. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 15:50 EST (2 days away) in Taurus

15.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 at 18:26 EST (2 days away) in Pisces

16.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EST (3 days away) in Aquarius

17.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:41 EST (3 days away) in Aquarius

18.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 18'. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 03:55 EST (3 days away) in Aquarius

19.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°44'. Sun, 08 Dec 2024 at 07:40 EST (3 days away) in Capricornus

20.

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, 08 Dec 2024 at 10:27 EST (3 days away) in Aquarius