541.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 at 14:47 EDT (2,750 days ago) in Pisces

542.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2017 at 09:17 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Pisces

543.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2017 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 (2,752 days ago) in Bootes

544.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:46 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Aquarius

545.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and Midway Atoll amongst others. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Aquarius

546.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 at 01:38 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Aquarius

547.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Hawaii. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Aquarius

548.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 23:00 EDT (2,752 days ago) in Aquarius

549.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°54'. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Aquarius

550.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2017 at 03:21 EDT (2,753 days ago) in Aquarius

551.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 (2,754 days ago) in Canis Major

552.

Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 1'07" of each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:53 EDT (2,754 days ago) in Aquarius

553.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'14". Sun, 01 Jan 2017 at 01:37 EDT (2,754 days ago) in Aquarius

554.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 (2,757 days ago) in Monoceros

555.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 05:14 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Pisces

556.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Sagittarius

557.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 29 Dec 2016 at 01:54 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Sagittarius

558.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 (2,758 days ago) in Monoceros

559.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Dec 2016 at 13:43 EDT (2,758 days ago) in Sagittarius

560.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 27 Dec 2016 at 15:41 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Ophiuchus