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Moon near Regulus (100° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT.
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Last Quarter Moon at 7:40 UT.
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Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 4h UT. Mag. -2.0.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT (distance 404,800 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon very near Mars (60° from Sun, morning sky) at 0h UT. Mag. +1.5. Occultation visible from west central Africa.
• Occultation of Mars (IOTA)
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Moon near Spica (50° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT.
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Moon very near Venus (42° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. -4.2. Occultation visible from Alaska.
• Occultation of Venus (IOTA)
• Crescent Moon and Venus (APOD)
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New Moon at 10:29 UT. Start of lunation 1150.
• Lunation Number (Wikipedia)
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Geminid Meteor Shower peaks at 18h UT. Major activity lasts almost 24 hours around peak time. Produces bright, medium-speed meteors at its peak (up to 80 meteors/hour). Most reliable meteor shower. Easy to observe (radiant shown on sky map). Best seen after midnight.
• Observing the Geminids (Gary Kronk)
• Meteor Shower Calendar (IMO)
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First Quarter Moon at 15:14 UT.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9h UT (368,417 km; angular size 32.4').
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December solstice at 4:48 UT. The time when the Sun reaches the point farthest south of the celestial equator marking the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• December Solstice (Wikipedia)
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Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 2h UT.
• The Pleiades (Wikipedia)
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Moon very near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 18h UT. Occultation visible from Europe and north Asia.
• Occultation of Aldebaran (IOTA)
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Mars 3.5° NNE of Spica (68° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mags. +1.4 and +1.0.
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25
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Full Moon at 11:11 UT.
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 1h UT.
• Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia)
• M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD)
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Mercury at greatest elongation east (20° from Sun, evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. -0.5.
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Moon near Regulus (127° from Sun, morning sky) at 21h UT.
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Moon near Jupiter (106° from Sun, morning sky) at 19h UT. Mag. -2.2.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Standard Time = UT - 5 hours.
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