3201.

Close approach of Venus and M44 Venus and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 01 Sep 2017 at 06:47 PDT (2,498 days ago) in Cancer

3202.

Aurigid meteor shower 2017 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 (2,498 days ago) in Auriga

3203.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 at 07:49 PDT (2,500 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3204.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 at 07:02 PDT (2,500 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3205.

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. Wed, 30 Aug 2017 at 04:24 PDT (2,500 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3206.

Asteroid 3122 Florence at opposition Asteroid 3122 Florence makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 29 Aug 2017 at 19:22 PDT (2,501 days ago) in Capricornus

3207.

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. Tue, 29 Aug 2017 at 01:13 PDT (2,501 days ago) in Scorpius

3208.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 26 Aug 2017 at 13:37 PDT (2,504 days ago) in Sextans

3209.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 08:11 PDT (2,505 days ago) in Virgo

3210.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 06:01 PDT (2,505 days ago) in Virgo

3211.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 25 Aug 2017 at 04:39 PDT (2,505 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3212.

Supernova SN2017gjn discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1067. Wed, 23 Aug 2017 (2,506 days ago)

3213.

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. Wed, 23 Aug 2017 at 12:39 PDT (2,507 days ago) in Virgo

3214.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 11:31 PDT (2,509 days ago) in Leo

3215.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Contiguous United States. Mon, 21 Aug 2017 at 11:25 PDT (2,509 days ago) in Leo

3216.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°14'. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 at 21:43 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Gemini

3217.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 at 21:25 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Gemini

3218.

Supernova SN2017gkk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2748. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 (2,511 days ago)

3219.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 18 Aug 2017 at 06:18 PDT (2,512 days ago) in Gemini

3220.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2017 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Aug 2017 (2,513 days ago) in Draco