The near new Moon passes north of Pluto at 00:49 UT, 30th December 2016.
Uranus is stationary, resuming prograde motion, at 14:26 UT, 29th December 2016.
The new Moon passes north of Mercury at 04:07 UT, 29th December 2016.
Mercury is at inferior conjunction with the Sun at ~17:40 UT, 28th December 2016
The waning crescent Moon passes north of Saturn at 21:10 UT, 27th December 2016.
The waning crescent Moon passes north of Antares at 20:50 UT, 26th December 2016.
Maximum southerly lunar libration is at 14:40 UT, 26th December 2016.
Look towards the lunar South Pole