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Comet 46P/Wirtanen reaches peak brightness Comet 46P/Wirtanen is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2018 apparition. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (1,955 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Dec 2018 (1,955 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (1,956 days ago) in Dorado

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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. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 at 07:24 EDT (1,956 days ago) in Capricornus

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2018 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Dec 2018 (1,956 days ago) in Hydra

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 at 07:38 EDT (1,957 days ago) in Libra

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion Comet 46P/Wirtanen makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 11 Dec 2018 (1,957 days ago) in Taurus

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2018 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 (1,959 days ago) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sun, 09 Dec 2018 at 00:17 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 08 Dec 2018 at 13:40 EDT (1,960 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'21". Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:45 EDT (1,961 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'08" of each other. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 09:07 EDT (1,961 days ago) in Aquarius

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2018 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 (1,961 days ago) in Vela

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 07 Dec 2018 at 02:21 EDT (1,961 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2018 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 (1,962 days ago) in Andromeda

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 at 16:07 EDT (1,963 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 16:10 EDT (1,965 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 at 13:42 EDT (1,965 days ago) in Virgo

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Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 V1 (Machholz-Fujikawa-Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 03 Dec 2018 (1,965 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Pheonicid meteor shower 2018 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 02 Dec 2018 (1,966 days ago) in Phoenix