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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Americas. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 07:02 EDT (504 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 13:47 EDT (504 days ago) in Sagittarius

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2022 in the northern hemisphere. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 16:43 EDT (504 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Ursid meteor shower 2022 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 (503 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 05:17 EDT (502 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. Fri, 23 Dec 2022 at 13:15 EDT (502 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 24 Dec 2022 at 03:26 EDT (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 06:29 EDT (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 10:18 EDT (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 at 13:31 EDT (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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A parade of 7 planets in the evening sky All seven planets will be above the horizon at the same time. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 25 Dec 2022 at 18:05 EDT (500 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°00'. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 11:11 EDT (499 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 26 Dec 2022 at 13:25 EDT (499 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 (497 days ago) in Monoceros

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 04:21 EDT (496 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 05:33 EDT (496 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 07:25 EDT (496 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 (496 days ago) in Monoceros