3401.

Supernova SN2017cbv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5643. Thu, 09 Mar 2017 (2,693 days ago)

3402.

The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 08 Mar 2017 (2,695 days ago) in Carina

3403.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 at 19:37 EDT (2,697 days ago) in Aquarius

3404.

Supernova SN2017bzc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7552. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 (2,696 days ago)

3405.

Supernova SN2017bzb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7424. Mon, 06 Mar 2017 (2,696 days ago)

3406.

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. Sun, 05 Mar 2017 at 06:32 EDT (2,698 days ago) in Taurus

3407.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Cuba and Nicaragua amongst others. Sat, 04 Mar 2017 at 21:59 EDT (2,699 days ago) in Taurus

3408.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Mar 2017 at 18:15 EDT (2,699 days ago) in Taurus

3409.

The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 (2,700 days ago) in Carina

3410.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Leo

3411.

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, 03 Mar 2017 at 02:33 EDT (2,700 days ago) in Aries

3412.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 21:35 EDT (2,702 days ago) in Aquarius

3413.

Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass close to one another. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 16:21 EDT (2,702 days ago) in Pisces

3414.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 13:58 EDT (2,702 days ago) in Pisces

3415.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 (2,704 days ago) in Carina

3416.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 at 03:24 EDT (2,704 days ago) in Pisces

3417.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 18:57 EDT (2,705 days ago) in Pisces

3418.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:59 EDT (2,705 days ago) in Aquarius

3419.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Angola, southern Argentina, southern Chile and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:53 EDT (2,705 days ago) in Aquarius

3420.

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. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 at 02:09 EDT (2,707 days ago) in Capricornus