3741.

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, Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 07:12 EDT (2,897 days ago) in Taurus

3742.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 at 03:29 EDT (2,897 days ago) in Taurus

3743.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2016 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 28 Jul 2016 (2,898 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

3744.

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. Wed, 27 Jul 2016 at 07:36 EDT (2,899 days ago) in Aries

3745.

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. Tue, 26 Jul 2016 at 19:00 EDT (2,900 days ago) in Cetus

3746.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Sat, 23 Jul 2016 at 01:02 EDT (2,903 days ago) in Aquarius

3747.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Jul 2016 at 18:56 EDT (2,907 days ago) in Sagittarius

3748.

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. Mon, 18 Jul 2016 at 23:12 EDT (2,908 days ago) in Sagittarius

3749.

Messier 55 is well placed The globular cluster M55 (NGC 6809l; mag 6.3) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jul 2016 (2,909 days ago) in Sagittarius

3750.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 01:41 EDT (2,910 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3751.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°26'. Sat, 16 Jul 2016 at 00:46 EDT (2,910 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3752.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°48'. Thu, 14 Jul 2016 at 14:23 EDT (2,912 days ago) in Libra

3753.

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. Wed, 13 Jul 2016 at 01:24 EDT (2,913 days ago) in Virgo

3754.

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. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 20:52 EDT (2,915 days ago) in Virgo

3755.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 11 Jul 2016 at 04:25 EDT (2,915 days ago) in Cancer

3756.

The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed The bright globular cluster NGC 6752 (mag 5.4) in Pavo culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 (2,917 days ago) in Pavo

3757.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 51'. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 06:11 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Leo

3758.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa amongst others. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 05:40 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Leo

3759.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 09 Jul 2016 at 05:40 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Leo

3760.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 08 Jul 2016 at 00:55 EDT (2,918 days ago) in Sagittarius