New Moon, Phoenicid Meteor Shower

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New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus

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The exact moment of the new moon occurs at 1:21 a.m. Eastern Time (0621 UT) on Dec. 1 .

A day later , Southern Hemisphere observers will see the peak of the Phoenicid meteor shower.

On Dec. 4 the waxing moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The Phoenicids are slow meteors, so when one does see them they are visible longer.

December is winter in the Northern Hemisphere , and with that we see the winter constellations in full swing.

The skies in mid-northern latitudes get dark early in New York , Chicago , Denver or San Francisco the sun is set by 5 p.m..

From the mid-southern latitudes, the sky doesn't get fully dark until about 10 p.m. Southern Hemisphere observers will see Sirius towards the east, with Orion in an "upside down" orientation.

Canopus , the brightest star in the constellation Carina , the Keel of the Ship, will be about 40 degrees high.

Achernar is one end of Eridanus the River , and one can trace it back to a star near Rigel that marks the other end.

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