3441.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 07 Feb 2017 at 09:20 EDT (2,724 days ago) in Capricornus

3442.

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. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,725 days ago) in Taurus

3443.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 06 Feb 2017 at 01:42 EDT (2,725 days ago) in Virgo

3444.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Western Asia, Corsica, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands and RAF Akrotiri. Sun, 05 Feb 2017 at 16:34 EDT (2,726 days ago) in Taurus

3445.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 05 Feb 2017 at 12:52 EDT (2,726 days ago) in Taurus

3446.

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. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 at 23:19 EDT (2,727 days ago) in Aries

3447.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 03 Feb 2017 (2,728 days ago) in Aquarius

3448.

Close approach of Venus, Pluto and Mars Venus, Pluto and Mars pass within 5°22' of one another. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 at 06:31 EDT (2,729 days ago) in Pisces

3449.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 21:31 EDT (2,731 days ago) in Pisces

3450.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 20:08 EDT (2,731 days ago) in Pisces

3451.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,731 days ago) in Vela

3452.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 (2,731 days ago) in Vela

3453.

Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Pluto The Moon, Venus and Pluto pass close to one another. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 11:52 EDT (2,731 days ago) in Pisces

3454.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°03'. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 09:34 EDT (2,731 days ago) in Pisces

3455.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 (2,732 days ago) in Cancer

3456.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Thailand, India and Laos amongst others. Mon, 30 Jan 2017 at 06:19 EDT (2,732 days ago) in Aquarius

3457.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 19:08 EDT (2,735 days ago) in Capricornus

3458.

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, 26 Jan 2017 at 12:06 EDT (2,736 days ago) in Sagittarius

3459.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 at 19:44 EDT (2,737 days ago) in Sagittarius

3460.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:52 EDT (2,738 days ago) in Ophiuchus