221.

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. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 at 19:37 EDT (1,258 days ago) in Leo

222.

Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Asteroid 16 Psyche makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 at 06:58 EDT (1,258 days ago) in Taurus

223.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2020 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 Dec 2020 (1,259 days ago) in Vela

224.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2020 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 Dec 2020 (1,260 days ago) in Andromeda

225.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2020 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 (1,263 days ago) in Phoenix

226.

Comet C/2019 N1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2019 N1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 (1,265 days ago) in Virgo

227.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Eastern and Southeast Asia, Oceania and Alaska. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 04:44 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Taurus

228.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 30 Nov 2020 at 04:29 EDT (1,265 days ago) in Taurus

229.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 19:57 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Aquarius

230.

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. Sat, 28 Nov 2020 at 07:41 EDT (1,267 days ago) in Aries

231.

November Orionid meteor shower 2020 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,267 days ago) in Orion

232.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 (1,268 days ago) in Taurus

233.

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. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,269 days ago) in Pisces

234.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 18:59 EDT (1,270 days ago) in Pisces

235.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°54'. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 at 14:46 EDT (1,270 days ago) in Pisces

236.

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. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 at 23:45 EDT (1,273 days ago) in Aquarius

237.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2020 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 21 Nov 2020 (1,274 days ago) in Canis Minor

238.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 10:29 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

239.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 09:51 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius

240.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 04:22 EDT (1,276 days ago) in Sagittarius