Look Up! - What's in the sky this month:
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 1 09:25 Moon at Ascending Node
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 2 14:00 Mercury at Perihelion
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 2 19:24 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 3 13:35 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 3 21:00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 4 10:00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 6 17:08 FULL MOON
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 7 07:00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 7 07:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 8 03:19 Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 14 15:59 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 14 20:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 16 00:32 Moon at Descending Node
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 18 03:32 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 20 06:00 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95101 AU
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 21 14:53 NEW MOON
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 21 14:58 Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 22 16:00 Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 23 01:22 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 23 02:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 25 20:00 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 28 09:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 28 10:05 Moon at Ascending Node
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 30 00:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 30 01:21 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
1/1/2023 to 1/31/2023Jan 30 22:24 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 3 13:47 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 4 02:55 Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 5 12:29 FULL MOON
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 6 11:44 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 10 22:23 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 12 01:31 Moon at Descending Node
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 13 10:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 14 12:09 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 15 14:00 Mercury at Aphelion
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 16 10:00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 18 14:53 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 19 03:06 Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 20 01:06 NEW MOON
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 22 01:57 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 22 15:58 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 24 12:56 Moon at Ascending Node
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 26 08:42 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 27 02:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
2/1/2023 to 2/28/2023Feb 27 22:32 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 1 22:00 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 2 20:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 3 12:01 Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 5 18:08 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 7 06:40 FULL MOON
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 10 04:06 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 11 02:53 Moon at Descending Node
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 13 18:21 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 14 20:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 15 17:00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 17 05:00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 19 09:16 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 19 09:20 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 20 15:25 Vernal Equinox
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 21 11:23 NEW MOON
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 22 13:54 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 23 20:08 Moon at Ascending Node
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 24 04:28 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 25 17:42 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 28 07:16 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 28 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 30 03:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 31 05:18 Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
3/1/2023 to 3/31/2023Mar 31 14:00 Mercury at Perihelion
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 5 22:35 FULL MOON
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 6 10:45 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 7 07:51 Moon at Descending Node
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 9 23:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 10 22:42 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 11 15:00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 11 16:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 13 03:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 15 20:22 Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 15 21:47 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 17 10:00 Venus at Perihelion
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 19 22:12 NEW MOON
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 19 22:17 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 20 05:32 Moon at Ascending Node
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 22 03:14 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 22 19:00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 23 07:03 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 25 20:18 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 26 11:26 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 27 15:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
4/1/2023 to 4/30/2023Apr 28 00:43 Moon at Apogee: 404300 km
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 1 17:00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 3 18:55 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 4 15:57 Moon at Descending Node
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 5 08:00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 5 11:23 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 5 11:34 FULL MOON
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 7 06:35 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 8 05:27 Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 9 15:00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 10 22:57 Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 12 08:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 13 07:04 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 17 07:15 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 17 13:36 Moon at Ascending Node
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 17 19:34 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 19 09:53 NEW MOON
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 23 06:08 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 23 19:37 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 24 11:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 25 19:39 Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 27 09:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 28 23:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 29 07:04 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 30 15:00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
5/1/2023 to 5/31/2023May 31 04:05 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 1 00:22 Moon at Descending Node
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 3 15:19 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 3 21:42 FULL MOON
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 4 05:00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 6 17:07 Moon at Perigee: 364860 km
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 9 14:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 10 13:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 13 18:05 Moon at Ascending Node
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 14 00:33 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 15 18:47 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 16 14:16 Mercury 4.2°N of Aldebaran
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 16 14:39 Mercury 4.3°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 17 22:37 NEW MOON
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 20 03:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 21 08:58 Summer Solstice
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 21 18:47 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 22 04:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 22 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 405385 km
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 23 01:08 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 26 01:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 27 13:00 Mercury at Perihelion
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 27 13:08 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 28 06:22 Moon at Descending Node
6/1/2023 to 6/30/2023Jun 30 23:00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 1 00:00 Venus 3.6°N of Mars
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 1 01:20 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 3 05:39 FULL MOON
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 4 16:28 Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 6 13:00 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 6 21:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 9 19:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 9 23:21 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 10 19:23 Moon at Ascending Node
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 11 15:18 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 13 00:31 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 16 02:05 Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 17 12:32 NEW MOON
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 19 02:56 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 20 00:56 Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 20 07:53 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 20 22:00 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 24 21:01 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 25 09:05 Moon at Descending Node
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 25 16:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 28 10:00 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 28 11:11 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
7/1/2023 to 7/31/2023Jul 28 12:21 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 1 12:31 FULL MOON
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 1 23:52 Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 3 04:21 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 6 20:46 Moon at Ascending Node
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 7 18:00 Venus at Aphelion
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 8 03:41 Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 8 04:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 9 06:16 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 9 20:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 10 12:00 Mercury at Aphelion
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 13 01:00 Perseid Meteor Shower
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 13 02:00 Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 13 05:00 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 13 15:36 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 16 03:38 NEW MOON
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 16 05:55 Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 18 17:06 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 21 03:28 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 21 10:23 Moon at Descending Node
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 24 03:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 24 19:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 27 02:00 Saturn at Opposition
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 30 09:51 Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 30 12:03 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
8/1/2023 to 8/31/2023Aug 30 19:35 FULL MOON
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 3 01:44 Moon at Ascending Node
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 4 13:44 Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 5 13:25 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 6 05:00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 6 16:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 9 21:32 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 12 09:42 Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 12 20:00 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 14 19:40 NEW MOON
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 16 13:19 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 17 09:12 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 17 13:18 Moon at Descending Node
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 19 04:00 Neptune at Opposition
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 21 01:50 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 22 07:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 22 13:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 23 00:50 Autumnal Equinox
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 23 12:00 Mercury at Perihelion
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 26 19:25 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 27 19:05 Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 29 03:57 FULL MOON
9/1/2023 to 9/30/2023Sep 30 10:49 Moon at Ascending Node
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 1 21:16 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 2 22:25 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 6 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 7 04:23 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 9 00:08 Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 9 21:41 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 10 02:41 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 14 11:55 NEW MOON
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 14 11:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 14 19:11 Moon at Descending Node
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 18 07:17 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 19 23:00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 21 18:00 Orionid Meteor Shower
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 21 21:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 23 16:00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 24 01:52 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 25 20:53 Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 27 21:14 Moon at Ascending Node
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 28 14:14 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 28 14:24 FULL MOON
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 29 02:10 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
10/1/2023 to 10/31/2023Oct 30 08:30 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 2 22:00 Jupiter at Opposition
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 3 12:31 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 5 02:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 5 18:00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 6 10:19 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 6 15:49 Moon at Apogee: 404569 km
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 9 03:28 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 10 23:09 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 11 02:49 Moon at Descending Node
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 12 18:00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 13 03:27 NEW MOON
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 13 12:00 Uranus at Opposition
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 14 13:42 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 16 15:17 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 17 23:00 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 18 00:00 Leonid Meteor Shower
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 20 04:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 20 08:02 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 21 15:03 Moon at Perigee: 369824 km
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 24 05:02 Moon at Ascending Node
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 25 05:10 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 26 18:02 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 27 03:16 FULL MOON
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 28 03:00 Venus at Perihelion
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 29 04:27 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
11/1/2023 to 11/30/2023Nov 30 21:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 3 18:38 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 4 08:00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°E
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 4 12:42 Moon at Apogee: 404348 km
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 4 23:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 8 08:05 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 8 09:24 Moon at Descending Node
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 9 10:53 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 12 17:32 NEW MOON
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 13 23:18 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 14 13:00 Geminid Meteor Shower
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 16 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 367900 km
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 17 15:58 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 19 12:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 20 11:00 Mercury at Perihelion
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 21 07:54 Moon at Ascending Node
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 21 21:28 Winter Solstice
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 22 08:20 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 22 13:00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 22 21:00 Ursid Meteor Shower
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 24 01:37 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 26 18:33 FULL MOON
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 28 05:51 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
12/1/2023 to 12/31/2023Dec 31 02:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
Astronomical Definitions
- Perihelion - the instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - the instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - the instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - the instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - the instant when a planet passes between Earth and the Sun (Mercury or Venus)
- Superior Conjunction - the instant when a planet passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth (Mercury or Venus)
- Greatest Elongation - elongation is the apparent angle between a planet and the Sun as seen from Earth; during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star; during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
- Opposition - the instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - the instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit