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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 14:57 EDT (1,577 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Asia. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 00:17 EDT (1,577 days ago) in Sagittarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 26 Dec 2019 at 00:14 EDT (1,577 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 at 16:56 EDT (1,578 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 22:51 EDT (1,581 days ago) in Libra

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Ursid meteor shower 2019 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 (1,580 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 at 20:48 EDT (1,581 days ago) in Libra

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December solstice 22 December will be the shortest day of 2019 in the northern hemisphere. Sat, 21 Dec 2019 at 23:12 EDT (1,581 days ago) in Sagittarius

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2019 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 (1,583 days ago) in Leo Minor

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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. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 23:57 EDT (1,584 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 15:25 EDT (1,585 days ago) in Leo

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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2019 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 (1,587 days ago) in Leo

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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. Sun, 15 Dec 2019 (1,588 days ago) in Orion

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The Orion Nebula is well placed The Orion Nebula (M42; mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Dec 2019 (1,588 days ago) in Orion

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 15 Dec 2019 at 11:51 EDT (1,588 days ago) in Cancer

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Geminid meteor shower 2019 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Dec 2019 (1,589 days ago) in Gemini

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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 (1,590 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 (1,591 days ago) in Dorado

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2019 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 (1,591 days ago) in Hydra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 at 00:12 EDT (1,591 days ago) in Taurus