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Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2025 The Comae Berenicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 (243 days ago) in Leo

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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, 17 Dec 2025 at 01:08 EDT (242 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°09'. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 at 07:14 EDT (241 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2025 The December Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 (239 days ago) in Leo Minor

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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 (240 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 20 Dec 2025 at 10:58 EDT (239 days ago) 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 (238 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Ursid meteor shower 2025 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Dec 2025 (237 days ago) 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 (233 days ago) 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 (233 days ago) in Aquarius

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 14:10 EDT (232 days ago) 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 (231 days ago) 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 (230 days ago) in Monoceros

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 at 08:45 EDT (228 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 at 16:44 EDT (227 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Bolivia amongst others. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 at 20:51 EDT (227 days ago) in Taurus

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Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition Asteroid 40 Harmonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 at 09:22 EDT (226 days ago) in Gemini

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The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 (226 days ago) in Canis Major

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 at 05:02 EDT (225 days ago) in Gemini

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 at 08:27 EDT (225 days ago) in Gemini