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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 at 20:44 EDT (581 days away) 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, 20 Dec 2025 at 10:58 EDT (582 days away) in Sagittarius

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2025 in the northern hemisphere. Sun, 21 Dec 2025 at 10:04 EDT (583 days away) in Sagittarius

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Ursid meteor shower 2025 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 (584 days away) in Ursa Minor

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 at 19:08 EDT (588 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°01'. Fri, 26 Dec 2025 at 22:34 EDT (588 days away) in Aquarius

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 14:10 EDT (589 days away) in Pisces

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The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 Dec 2025 (590 days away) in Monoceros

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The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 29 Dec 2025 (591 days away) in Monoceros