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Your guide to the night sky this month,
and a guide for binoculars, and telescope deaf owners,
compiled by Derek Rowley
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2025 December
(Click the blue link below for more information)
All the times are shown in Universal Times (UT),
applicable for Milton Keynes.
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Thursday 4th December 2025
Moon occults Messier 45 (Seven Sisters)
(03:00 / 3am)
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Thursday 4th December 2025
Full Moon
(The Cold Moon)
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Thursday 4th December 2025
Supermoon, Messier 45 & Aldebaran
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(19:00 / 7pm)
Friday 5th December 2025
The Geminid Meteor Shower
Starts tonight.
Saturday 6th December 2025
Amazing to witness both
celestial bodies together.
Sunday 7th December 2025
Moon, Jupiter & Gemini (The Twin)
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Monday 8th December 2025
Mercury at greatest elongation west
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(Best seen in the early morning sky)
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Monday 8th December 2025
Titan transits Saturn early evening
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Mon 8th thru Tues 9th December 2025
Three Acts on Jupiter’s stage in one night.
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Tuesday 9th December 2025
Titans & Rhea are close together
(22:30 / 10.30pm)
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Lunar occultation of Regulus
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Thursday 11th December 2025
Last Quarter Moon
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Fri 12th thru Sat 13th December 2025
Ganymede is eclipsed by Jupiter’s shadow.
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Sat 13th thru Sun 14th December 2025
The Geminid Meteor shower is at maximum
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Monday 15th December 2025
The bright variable Star Beta Persei (Algol)
reaches minimum brightness.
(04:00 / 4am)
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Wednesday 17th December 2025
Conjunction of the Moon & Mercury
in the early morning.
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Thursday 18th December 2025
The bright variable Star Beta Persei (Algol)
reaches minimum brightness.
(00:49 am)
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Saturday 20th December 2025
The bright variable Star Beta Persei (Algol)
reaches minimum brightness.
(21:38 pm)
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Sunday 21st December 2025
Winter Solstice
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Sunday 21st thru Monday 22nd December 2025
The Ursid Meteor Shower is at maximum
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Tuesday 23rd December 2025
The bright variable Star Beta Persei (Algol)
reaches minimum brightness.
(18:27 pm)
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Wednesday 24th December 2025
Titan transits Saturn’s disk
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Friday 26th December 2025
Moon & Saturn
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Saturday 27th December 2025
First Quarter Moon
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Sunday 28th December 2025
The Quadrantids Meteor Shower
Starts tonight.
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