Astronomy Events In December 2019 | The Secrets of the Universe

Here are the top Astronomy events in December 2019:

December 2: The Pheonicid Meteor Shower (radiant of this meteor shower lies in constellation Phoenix)

December 5: Moon at apogee

December 11: Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
Saturn and Venus will pass within 1 deg 41' of each other. Look for Saturn and Venus together in the evening sky just after sunset.

December 12: Full Moon

December 14: Geminid Meteor Shower
The Geminid Meteor Shower will peak on December 14. To watch the Geminids, look around the constellation of Gemini. The Geminids meteor shower can burst up to 120 meteors per hour. There is no need of any telescope of binoculars to watch the Geminids. Just find a dark place.

December 19: The Moon at perigee

December 22: The winter solstice of 2019
The longest night of the year in northern hemisphere and the shortest day, the Sun will shine directly over tropic of Capricorn.

December 23: Ursids meteor shower
The Ursid meteor shower will peak on the night of December 23. The Ursid shower has its radiant near Ursa Minor constellation.

December 26: Annular Solar Eclipse 2019
The Annular Solar Eclipse of December 2019 will occur on 26th December from Asia to Guam.

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