141.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 19 Dec 2020 at 19:06 PDT (52 days away) in Sagittarius

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December solstice 21 December will be the shortest day of 2020 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 01:47 PDT (54 days away) in Sagittarius

143.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 0°06'. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 05:24 PDT (54 days away) in Capricornus

144.

Great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn will make their closest approach since the year 1623. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 10:11 PDT (54 days away) in Capricornus

145.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 at 15:41 PDT (54 days away) in Pisces

146.

Ursid meteor shower 2020 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 (55 days away) in Ursa Minor

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°34'. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 10:31 PDT (56 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 5°03' of each other. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 at 15:24 PDT (56 days away) in Pisces

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Thu, 24 Dec 2020 at 08:31 PDT (57 days away) in Pisces

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NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 3.9) in Monoceros is well placed in the sky. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 (61 days away) in Monoceros

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 08:34 PDT (62 days away) in Gemini

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NGC 2244 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2244 (mag 4.8), in the rosette nebula in Monoceros is well placed in the sky. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 (62 days away) in Monoceros

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 Dec 2020 at 19:28 PDT (62 days away) in Gemini

154.

M41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.6) in Canis Major is well placed in the sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 (65 days away) in Canis Major

155.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2021 at 05:50 PDT (66 days away) in Pisces

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Quadrantid meteor shower 2021 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2021 (67 days away) in Bootes

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 at 01:37 PDT (70 days away) in Virgo

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The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 07:36 PDT (73 days away) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Sat, 09 Jan 2021 at 13:14 PDT (73 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°37'. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 at 08:37 PDT (74 days away) in Aquarius