2001.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 at 07:58 EDT (1,553 days ago) in Virgo

2002.

Supernova SN2020ydk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2730. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,553 days ago)

2003.

Supernova SN2020ftl discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4277. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,553 days ago)

2004.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,554 days ago) in Virgo

2005.

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. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,554 days ago) in Gemini

2006.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 54' of each other. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 13:30 EDT (1,555 days ago) in Capricornus

2007.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 07:01 EDT (1,555 days ago) in Capricornus

2008.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,558 days ago) in Aries

2009.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 06:37 EDT (1,558 days ago) in Aries

2010.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 00:55 EDT (1,559 days ago) in Aquarius

2011.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 20:51 EDT (1,560 days ago) in Aries

2012.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 04:43 EDT (1,560 days ago) in Coma Berenices

2013.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 (1,560 days ago) in Aries

2014.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Cetus

2015.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Pisces

2016.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 03:45 EDT (1,562 days ago) in Aries

2017.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 18:57 EDT (1,563 days ago) in Aquarius

2018.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'18". Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 11:45 EDT (1,563 days ago) in Sagittarius

2019.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 22 Mar 2020 at 07:15 EDT (1,564 days ago) in Aquarius

2020.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 13:49 EDT (1,565 days ago) in Aquarius