3801.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2016 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2016 (2,946 days ago) in Aries

3802.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 (2,950 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3803.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 06 Jun 2016 at 18:19 EDT (2,950 days ago) in Taurus

3804.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 (2,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3805.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 05 Jun 2016 at 08:51 EDT (2,951 days ago) in Aries

3806.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 Jun 2016 at 23:00 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Taurus

3807.

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, 04 Jun 2016 at 00:07 EDT (2,952 days ago) in Taurus

3808.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 (2,953 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3809.

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, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:54 EDT (2,953 days ago) in Aries

3810.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:04 EDT (2,953 days ago) in Aries

3811.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 06:04 EDT (2,953 days ago) in Aries

3812.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 05:47 EDT (2,953 days ago) in Aries

3813.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 03 Jun 2016 at 02:29 EDT (2,953 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3814.

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 (2,955 days ago) in Hercules

3815.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 30 May 2016 at 17:29 EDT (2,957 days ago) in Libra

3816.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 29 May 2016 at 17:34 EDT (2,958 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3817.

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. Sun, 29 May 2016 at 08:12 EDT (2,958 days ago) in Aquarius

3818.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 May 2016 (2,959 days ago) in Scorpius

3819.

Supernova SN2016coj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4125. Fri, 27 May 2016 (2,959 days ago)

3820.

Supernova SN2016coi discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 11868. Thu, 26 May 2016 (2,960 days ago)