181.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 18:33 EDT (160 days ago) in Ophiuchus

182.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2023 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (160 days ago) in Hydra

183.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°38'. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 11:54 EDT (163 days ago) in Virgo

184.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 (163 days ago) in Monoceros

185.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 08:43 EDT (163 days ago) in Virgo

186.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 (164 days ago) in Sagittarius

187.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 at 06:44 EDT (164 days ago) in Sagittarius

188.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2023 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 (165 days ago) in Vela

189.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2023 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 (166 days ago) in Andromeda

190.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 at 07:38 EDT (166 days ago) in Aquarius

191.

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, 05 Dec 2023 at 00:49 EDT (167 days ago) in Leo

192.

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. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 13:42 EDT (168 days ago) in Leo

193.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 12:26 EDT (168 days ago) in Sagittarius

194.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2023 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 (170 days ago) in Phoenix

195.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (174 days ago) in Taurus

196.

November Orionid meteor shower 2023 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (174 days ago) in Orion

197.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 12:54 EDT (174 days ago) in Taurus

198.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 04:36 EDT (174 days ago) in Virgo

199.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 at 04:16 EDT (175 days ago) in Taurus

200.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 at 20:21 EDT (176 days ago) in Taurus