3841.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 May 2016 (2,982 days ago) in Aquarius

3842.

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. Wed, 04 May 2016 at 18:51 EDT (2,983 days ago) in Pisces

3843.

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. Fri, 29 Apr 2016 at 23:29 EDT (2,988 days ago) in Aquarius

3844.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:43 EDT (2,992 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3845.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:04 EDT (2,992 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3846.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 01:32 EDT (2,992 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3847.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°55'. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 00:12 EDT (2,992 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3848.

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. Sun, 24 Apr 2016 at 18:27 EDT (2,993 days ago) in Scorpius

3849.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2016 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 23 Apr 2016 (2,994 days ago) in Puppis

3850.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 (2,995 days ago) in Ursa Major

3851.

Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 (2,995 days ago) in Hercules

3852.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 at 01:23 EDT (2,995 days ago) in Virgo

3853.

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. Thu, 21 Apr 2016 at 12:04 EDT (2,996 days ago) in Virgo

3854.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 at 07:43 EDT (2,999 days ago) in Aries

3855.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 (2,999 days ago) in Aries

3856.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 at 00:45 EDT (2,999 days ago) in Leo

3857.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Leo

3858.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 (3,000 days ago) in Canes Venatici

3859.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3860.

Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 (3,002 days ago) in Hydra