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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. Sat, 04 Dec 2021 at 05:04 EDT (873 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 05 Dec 2021 at 04:23 EDT (872 days ago) in Sagittarius

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December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2021 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 (871 days ago) in Andromeda

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 at 02:42 EDT (871 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 (871 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°52'. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 at 19:49 EDT (871 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Dec 2021 at 20:08 EDT (871 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2021 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 (870 days ago) in Vela

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 at 11:09 EDT (870 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 at 20:49 EDT (870 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 at 22:28 EDT (870 days ago) in Capricornus

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2021 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 (868 days ago) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°28'. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 at 01:10 EDT (868 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 at 03:49 EDT (868 days ago) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 06:58 EDT (867 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 20:36 EDT (867 days ago) in Aquarius

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σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2021 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 11 Dec 2021 (865 days ago) in Hydra

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Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) passes perigee Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 (865 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 12 Dec 2021 (865 days ago) in Dorado

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 20'. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 at 01:37 EDT (864 days ago) in Sagittarius