341.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 at 13:39 EDT (967 days ago) in Pisces

342.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 at 09:16 EDT (967 days ago) in Pisces

343.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 18:44 EDT (969 days ago) in Aquarius

344.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Sun, 17 Dec 2023 at 17:01 EDT (969 days ago) in Aquarius

345.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 at 13:52 EDT (970 days ago) in Capricornus

346.

Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2023 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 16 Dec 2023 (970 days ago) in Leo

347.

The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 (971 days ago) in Orion

348.

The Running Man cluster is well placed The Running Man cluster NGC 1977 (mag 4.2) in Orion's sword culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 (971 days ago) in Orion

349.

Geminid meteor shower 2023 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 (972 days ago) in Gemini

350.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°21'. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 at 00:20 EDT (972 days ago) in Sagittarius

351.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 10:39 EDT (973 days ago) in Sagittarius

352.

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. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (974 days ago) in Dorado

353.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 at 18:33 EDT (974 days ago) in Ophiuchus

354.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2023 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 (974 days ago) in Hydra

355.

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 (977 days ago) in Virgo

356.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 (977 days ago) in Monoceros

357.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Dec 2023 at 08:43 EDT (977 days ago) in Virgo

358.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 (978 days ago) in Sagittarius

359.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 at 06:44 EDT (978 days ago) in Sagittarius

360.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2023 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 (979 days ago) in Vela