3761.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 06 Jul 2016 at 23:30 EDT (2,920 days ago) in Gemini

3762.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 12:24 EDT (2,922 days ago) in Pisces

3763.

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. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 12:07 EDT (2,922 days ago) in Gemini

3764.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Jul 2016 at 07:02 EDT (2,922 days ago) in Gemini

3765.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 12:37 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Gemini

3766.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Western Asia, Southern Europe and RAF Akrotiri. Sat, 02 Jul 2016 at 00:14 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Taurus

3767.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 at 20:37 EDT (2,925 days ago) in Taurus

3768.

The cluster IC 4756 is well placed The open star cluster IC 4756 (mag 4.6) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 (2,925 days ago) in Serpens Cauda

3769.

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. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 at 02:40 EDT (2,925 days ago) in Taurus

3770.

Messier 22 is well placed The globular cluster M22 (mag 5.2) in Sagittarius, near the Galactic centre, culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 30 Jun 2016 (2,926 days ago) in Sagittarius

3771.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 29 Jun 2016 at 19:39 EDT (2,927 days ago) in Libra

3772.

The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 6633 (mag 4.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Jun 2016 (2,928 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3773.

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, 27 Jun 2016 at 14:19 EDT (2,929 days ago) in Pisces

3774.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°52'. Mon, 27 Jun 2016 at 03:06 EDT (2,929 days ago) in Cetus

3775.

June Bootid meteor shower 2016 The June Bootid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 (2,929 days ago) in Bootes

3776.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe. Sat, 25 Jun 2016 at 19:56 EDT (2,931 days ago) in Aquarius

3777.

NGC 6541 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 6541 (mag 6.6) in Corona Australis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jun 2016 (2,933 days ago) in Corona Australis

3778.

The Lagoon Nebula is well placed The Lagoon Nebula (M8; mag 5.8) in Sagittarius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 22 Jun 2016 (2,934 days ago) in Sagittarius

3779.

The Ptolemy cluster is well placed The Ptolemy Cluster (M7, NGC 6475; mag 3.3) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 (2,936 days ago) in Scorpius

3780.

June solstice 20 June will be the longest day of 2016 in the northern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 at 18:32 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Taurus