3481.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 5°22' of each other. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 at 06:31 EDT (2,709 days ago) in Pisces

3482.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 21:31 EDT (2,711 days ago) in Pisces

3483.

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 (2,711 days ago) in Pisces

3484.

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 (2,711 days ago) in Vela

3485.

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 (2,711 days ago) in Vela

3486.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 at 11:52 EDT (2,711 days ago) in Pisces

3487.

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 (2,711 days ago) in Pisces

3488.

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 (2,712 days ago) in Cancer

3489.

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 (2,712 days ago) in Aquarius

3490.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°12'. Sun, 29 Jan 2017 at 17:11 EDT (2,713 days ago) in Sagittarius

3491.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 19:08 EDT (2,715 days ago) in Capricornus

3492.

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 (2,716 days ago) in Sagittarius

3493.

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 (2,717 days ago) in Sagittarius

3494.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:52 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3495.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°36'. Tue, 24 Jan 2017 at 05:18 EDT (2,718 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3496.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 23 Jan 2017 (2,719 days ago) in Vela

3497.

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. Sat, 21 Jan 2017 at 19:13 EDT (2,721 days ago) in Libra

3498.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 20 Jan 2017 (2,722 days ago) in Carina

3499.

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. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 17:14 EDT (2,723 days ago) in Virgo

3500.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 at 08:56 EDT (2,723 days ago) in Sagittarius