3221.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Wed, 16 Aug 2017 at 02:57 EDT (2,514 days ago) in Taurus

3222.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 at 23:15 EDT (2,515 days ago) in Taurus

3223.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Aug 2017 (2,515 days ago) in Aquarius

3224.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 at 21:15 EDT (2,516 days ago) in Taurus

3225.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Aug 2017 (2,516 days ago) in Pegasus

3226.

Supernova SN2017gax discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1672. Sun, 13 Aug 2017 (2,516 days ago)

3227.

Perseid meteor shower 2017 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 (2,518 days ago) in Perseus

3228.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Sat, 12 Aug 2017 at 03:51 EDT (2,518 days ago) in Gemini

3229.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Wed, 09 Aug 2017 at 19:05 EDT (2,521 days ago) in Aquarius

3230.

Supernova SN2017fzw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2217. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 (2,521 days ago)

3231.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Russia, Africa, Oceania and Europe. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:21 EDT (2,523 days ago) in Capricornus

3232.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 07 Aug 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,523 days ago) in Capricornus

3233.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 23:30 EDT (2,525 days ago) in Sagittarius

3234.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 05 Aug 2017 at 06:39 EDT (2,525 days ago) in Cancer

3235.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 03:53 EDT (2,527 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3236.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°27'. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 03:09 EDT (2,527 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3237.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 at 01:08 EDT (2,527 days ago) in Pisces

3238.

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, 02 Aug 2017 at 13:54 EDT (2,528 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3239.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 at 09:04 EDT (2,528 days ago) in Leo

3240.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 02 Aug 2017 (2,528 days ago) in Pisces