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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°08'. Fri, 13 Dec 2019 at 12:23 EDT (1,594 days ago) in Sagittarius

2.

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. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 (1,595 days ago) in Dorado

3.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2019 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 (1,595 days ago) in Hydra

4.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 at 00:12 EDT (1,595 days ago) in Taurus

5.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 1°47' of each other. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 at 04:28 EDT (1,596 days ago) in Sagittarius

6.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 at 23:45 EDT (1,596 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Tue, 10 Dec 2019 at 16:41 EDT (1,597 days ago) in Taurus

8.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2019 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 09 Dec 2019 (1,598 days ago) in Monoceros

9.

Comet 2I/Borisov passes perihelion Comet 2I/Borisov makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 08 Dec 2019 (1,599 days ago) in Crater

10.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2019 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 07 Dec 2019 (1,600 days ago) in Vela

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2019 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 (1,601 days ago) in Andromeda

12.

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. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 at 23:08 EDT (1,602 days ago) in Aquarius

13.

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. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 at 01:58 EDT (1,603 days ago) in Aquarius

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2019 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 (1,605 days ago) in Phoenix

15.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Sat, 30 Nov 2019 at 18:03 EDT (1,607 days ago) in Sagittarius

16.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Bouvet Island. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:07 EDT (1,608 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:07 EDT (1,608 days ago) in Sagittarius

18.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Fri, 29 Nov 2019 at 16:03 EDT (1,608 days ago) in Sagittarius

19.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 (1,609 days ago) in Taurus

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November Orionid meteor shower 2019 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Nov 2019 (1,609 days ago) in Orion