3581.

November Orionid meteor shower 2016 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,775 days ago) in Orion

3582.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,776 days ago) in Taurus

3583.

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. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 at 15:08 EDT (2,776 days ago) in Libra

3584.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Fri, 25 Nov 2016 at 03:47 EDT (2,778 days ago) in Sagittarius

3585.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 22:04 EDT (2,779 days ago) in Virgo

3586.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 20:49 EDT (2,779 days ago) in Virgo

3587.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Wed, 23 Nov 2016 at 19:43 EDT (2,780 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3588.

Supernova SN2016ija discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1532. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,781 days ago)

3589.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,782 days ago) in Canis Minor

3590.

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, 21 Nov 2016 at 03:33 EDT (2,782 days ago) in Leo

3591.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 19 Nov 2016 at 23:51 EDT (2,783 days ago) in Aquarius

3592.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,786 days ago) in Taurus

3593.

Leonid meteor shower 2016 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,786 days ago) in Leo

3594.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Russia, Somalia, Midway Islands and Alaska. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 at 12:05 EDT (2,788 days ago) in Taurus

3595.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 at 08:37 EDT (2,788 days ago) in Taurus

3596.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 14 Nov 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Taurus

3597.

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, 14 Nov 2016 at 06:21 EDT (2,789 days ago) in Aries

3598.

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, 12 Nov 2016 at 14:12 EDT (2,791 days ago) in Pisces

3599.

Northern Taurid meteor shower 2016 The Northern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 (2,791 days ago) in Taurus

3600.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 at 09:58 EDT (2,792 days ago) in Libra