Conjunction · UpcomingMars meets Jupiter
Mars and Jupiter pass about 1.2 degrees apart in apparent direction. Their proximity is a line-of-sight effect.
Sky events calendar
Source-reviewed observing guides. Dates use UTC calendar windows. Exact local visibility depends on your site. The catalog is maintained editorially.
Field calendar
Conjunction · Upcoming
Meteor shower · UpcomingThe Geminids
Earth passes through debris associated with asteroid 3200 Phaethon. The estimated peak night is December 13–14.
Season · UpcomingDecember solstice
The Sun reaches its southernmost declination of the year. This marks astronomical summer in the south and winter in the north.
Solar eclipse · UpcomingA ring of sunlight
The apparent lunar disk is smaller than the Sun and leaves an annulus along a narrow track.
Lunar eclipse · UpcomingMoon in Earth’s outer shadow
The Moon passes through the penumbra, where Earth blocks only part of the sunlight. Shading can be subtle.
Solar eclipse · UpcomingThe August total solar eclipse
The Moon’s umbra follows a narrow track across parts of southern Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East.