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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 (866 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 (865 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 (865 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 (865 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 (865 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 (865 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 (864 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 (864 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 (864 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 (864 days ago) in Capricornus

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Monocerotid meteor shower 2021 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 (862 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 (862 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 (862 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 (861 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 (861 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 (859 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 (859 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 (859 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 (858 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Geminid meteor shower 2021 The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 (857 days ago) in Gemini