3681.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°56'. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 at 09:44 EDT (2,855 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3682.

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, 09 Sep 2016 at 07:49 EDT (2,855 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3683.

September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2016 The September ε-Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 (2,855 days ago) in Perseus

3684.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 18:04 EDT (2,856 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3685.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 at 16:59 EDT (2,856 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3686.

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. Tue, 06 Sep 2016 at 14:44 EDT (2,858 days ago) in Libra

3687.

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. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 20:51 EDT (2,861 days ago) in Virgo

3688.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Svalbard amongst others. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 07:16 EDT (2,861 days ago) in Virgo

3689.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 07:16 EDT (2,861 days ago) in Virgo

3690.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°07'. Sat, 03 Sep 2016 at 06:31 EDT (2,861 days ago) in Virgo

3691.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 18:09 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Virgo

3692.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 22'. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 17:55 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Virgo

3693.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°02'. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 13:26 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Virgo

3694.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,862 days ago) in Aquarius

3695.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:08 EDT (2,863 days ago) in Leo

3696.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,863 days ago) in Leo

3697.

Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 (2,864 days ago) in Auriga

3698.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 3'59" of each other. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 18:30 EDT (2,868 days ago) in Virgo

3699.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'24". Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 17:47 EDT (2,868 days ago) in Virgo

3700.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°15'. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 00:58 EDT (2,868 days ago) in Virgo