3561.

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, Canada, Mexico and Spain amongst others. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 23:29 EDT (2,760 days ago) in Taurus

3562.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 20:00 EDT (2,761 days ago) in Taurus

3563.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed The Milky Way's dwarf companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC; mag 0.9), in Dorado culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 12 Dec 2016 (2,761 days ago) in Dorado

3564.

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, 12 Dec 2016 at 18:29 EDT (2,761 days ago) in Taurus

3565.

σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2016 The σ-Hydrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 (2,762 days ago) in Hydra

3566.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 11 Dec 2016 at 02:55 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Sagittarius

3567.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 10 Dec 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,763 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3568.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 (2,765 days ago) in Monoceros

3569.

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. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 at 04:03 EDT (2,766 days ago) in Aquarius

3570.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2016 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 (2,767 days ago) in Vela

3571.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Canada, Iceland and Ireland amongst others. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 at 16:40 EDT (2,767 days ago) in Aquarius

3572.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2016 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 (2,768 days ago) in Andromeda

3573.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 05:39 EDT (2,768 days ago) in Capricornus

3574.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 04:19 EDT (2,768 days ago) in Capricornus

3575.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°48'. Sat, 03 Dec 2016 at 07:33 EDT (2,770 days ago) in Sagittarius

3576.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Dec 2016 at 06:10 EDT (2,770 days ago) in Sagittarius

3577.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2016 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 (2,772 days ago) in Phoenix

3578.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°05'. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 22:49 EDT (2,773 days ago) in Sagittarius

3579.

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, 30 Nov 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,773 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3580.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,774 days ago) in Ophiuchus