241.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 22:19 EDT (247 days ago) in Taurus

242.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 at 15:54 EDT (247 days ago) in Aries

243.

Comet C/2025 T1 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2025 T1 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (248 days ago) in Vulpecula

244.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2025 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 (248 days ago) in Phoenix

245.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 at 05:09 EDT (250 days ago) in Ophiuchus

246.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 14:18 EDT (251 days ago) in Aquarius

247.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 at 11:12 EDT (251 days ago) in Aquarius

248.

November Orionid meteor shower 2025 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 (252 days ago) in Orion

249.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 at 01:59 EDT (252 days ago) in Aquarius

250.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 27 Nov 2025 at 22:45 EDT (253 days ago) in Aquarius

251.

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, 27 Nov 2025 (253 days ago) in Taurus

252.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 19:23 EDT (257 days ago) in Sagittarius

253.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 23 Nov 2025 at 06:11 EDT (257 days ago) in Libra

254.

Comet 210P/Christensen passes perihelion Comet 210P/Christensen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 22 Nov 2025 (258 days ago) in Libra

255.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 22 Nov 2025 at 01:34 EDT (258 days ago) in Ophiuchus

256.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2025 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 (259 days ago) in Canis Minor

257.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 07:30 EDT (259 days ago) in Ophiuchus

258.

Uranus at opposition Uranus is optimally positioned for observation. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 at 07:17 EDT (259 days ago) in Taurus

259.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 at 04:19 EDT (260 days ago) in Libra

260.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 at 01:48 EDT (260 days ago) in Libra