| Nov.
27 |
New
Moon 8:54am PDT; 16:54 UT.
The Moon conjoins Mercury 11:31am PST; 19:31 UT.
The Moon conjoins Mars 1:56pm PST; 21:56 UT.
Look for dazzling Venus and Jupiter in the southwest after sunset.
They begin disappearing by 7:45pm. Map |
| Nov.
28 |
The
Venus and Jupiter duo are dazzling after sunset in the southwest.
Look before 7:45pm. Map
Mercury conjoins Mars
7:40pm PST; 03:40 UT 11/29. |
| Nov.
29 |
The
Moon occults Jupiter in Australia except E,and Antarctica at
1:00am PST; 9:00 UT.
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 252,575 miles) 8:54am
PST; 16:54 UT.
The
Moon conjoins Pluto
9:59am PST; 17:59 UT.
Slim Luna lies below Venus and Jupiter. Map This
is a brief view with moonset around 6:15pm. The planets begin disappearing
around 7:45pm.
|
| Nov.
30 |
Advent begins.
Dazzling
Venus and Jupiter are at their first closest approach in the southwest.
Slender Luna joins them until moonset 7:15pm. Map See
the stunning pair before 7:45pm. |
| Dec.
1 |
Venus conjoins Jupiter
12:45am
PST; 08:45 UT.
The Moon conjoins Jupiter
7:09am PST; 15:09 UT.
The Moon conjoins Venus
7:44am PST; 15:44 UT and occults the planet in Europe and
NW Africa.
The waxing
Crescent Moon lies above Venus and Jupiter, which are now at
their second closest approach. Map The
view begins disappearing by 7:45pm. |
| Dec.
3 |
The
Moon conjoins Neptune
6:15pm PST; 02:15 UT 12/4. |
| Dec.
5 |
First
Quarter Moon 1:26pm PST; 21:26 UT.
Mars conjoins the
Sun 2:04pm; 22:04 UT.
The Quarter Moon lies above Fomalhaut, the Southern Royal star.
Sunset Venus and Jupiter are 5º apart in the southwest. Map
The Moon conjoins Uranus 10:07pm PST; 06:07 UT 12/6. |
| Dec.
6 |
The
Moon lies east of the Circlet of Pisces, south of the Square
of Pegasus.
7pm
Sky Chart Can you locate Fomalhaut in the south? |
| Dec.
8 |
The
waxing Gibbous
Moon lies at the eastern end of Pisces south of the
Andromeda
Galaxy. 7pm Sky Chart |
| Dec.
10/11 |
This
night the Moon lies very near the Pleiades and
occults (hides) them for all of North America. IOTA |
| Dec.
12 |
Full
Moon 8:37am PST; 15:37 UT.
The exact Full Moon lies near Elnath in
Taurus the Bull. 12.5 hours later is conjoins the intersecion of the
ecliptic
and the
Milky
Way within the Sacred Hoop at the feet of Gemini. Moon
Map
Mercury conjoins Pluto
10:41am PST; 18:41 UT.
Full
Moon Global Meditation
The
Moon is at perigee (closest to the Earth at 221,560 miles) 1:39pm
PST; 21:39 UT.
This Full Moon is the highest, closest and biggest for 2008!
|
| Dec.
13 |
The Geminid
Meteor Shower peaks in the unfavorable light of the Full
Moon. Look east afer 9:00pm.
The Moon approaches the Gemini Twin stars, Pollux and Castor. |
| Dec.
14 |
The
waning Gibbous
Moon lies diagonally east of Pollux and Castor as it
approaches the Beehive cluster (M44) of Cancer. |
| Dec.
16/17 |
Watch
the Moon transit Regulus this night. |
| Dec.
18 |
The
Moon conjoins Saturn 2:58pm PST; 22:58 UT.
Saturn rises after 11:30pm, the Moon after midnight.
|
| Dec.
19 |
Look
for predawn Luna in the east after 12:00am, just east of
Saturn at the head of Virgo the Virgin.
Last
Quarter
Moon 2:29am PDT; 10:29 UT.
The sun is
in exact conjunction with the GC in the sign of Sagittarius at 27º.
|
| Dec.
20 |
The
predawn Moon rising after 1:00am lies below (south of)
dim Porrima in Virgo the Virgin.
Planetary
Solstice Radiant Life Meditation |
| Dec.
21 |
Look
for the waning
Crescent Moon after 2:30am. It lies in the east near
Spica in Virgo the Virgin.
Winter
solstice in the Northern Hemisphere 4:04am PST; 12:04 UT
and summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere.
|
| Dec.
21/22 |
The
Ursid
Meteor Shower peaks. Look north toward Polaris
anytime. A burst may occur around 11:30pm-1:30am PST; 07:30-09:30
UT. There
is no
moonlight interference. The shower is active until 12/26
Hanukkah begins
12/22.
Pluto is
in conjunction with
the Sun at 1:21am PST; 09:21 UT.
The
Moon can be seen approaching the two Zuben stars of Libra after 4:30am.
|
| Dec.
24 |
A
slim predawn Crescent Moon rising around 5:15am lies at the head
of
the Scorpion on its way east toward Antares.
Cosmic
Santa rides high overhead on Christmas Eve!
See Santa? Look
up at midnight! |
| Dec.
25 |
It's
a Heavenly Christmas and Everyone's Invited!
A
diminishing predawn Crescent Moon rising around 6:15am lies to the east
of the Scorpion's heart star Antares.
In the evening look for Venus and Jupiter
in the southwest. Can you see Mercury low on the horizon below Jupiter?
Mercury rises higher each following night. |
| Dec.
26 |
The
Moon is at apogee (farthest from the Earth at 252,650 miles) 9:46am
PST; 17:46 UT 11/2.
The Moon conjoins Pluto
6:07pm PDT; 05:07 UT 12/27. |
| Dec.
27 |
New
Moon 4:22am PST; 12:22 UT.
Venus conjoins
Neptune
4:29am PST; 12:29 UT. |