3981.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 5'05" of each other. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 23:14 EDT (3,100 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3982.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'09". Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 22:56 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3983.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 08 Jan 2016 at 12:23 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Sagittarius

3984.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 23:26 EDT (3,101 days ago) in Leo

3985.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 16:03 EDT (3,102 days ago) in Capricornus

3986.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 07 Jan 2016 at 00:19 EDT (3,102 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3987.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°18'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 23:36 EDT (3,102 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3988.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 19:43 EDT (3,103 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3989.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 18:55 EDT (3,103 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3990.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 06 Jan 2016 at 04:23 EDT (3,103 days ago) in Sagittarius

3991.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2016 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 04 Jan 2016 (3,105 days ago) in Bootes

3992.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 14:37 EDT (3,106 days ago) in Virgo

3993.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Sun, 03 Jan 2016 at 13:44 EDT (3,106 days ago) in Virgo

3994.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 (3,107 days ago) in Canis Major

3995.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 17:48 EDT (3,107 days ago) in Pisces

3996.

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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 06:52 EDT (3,107 days ago) in Virgo

3997.

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. Sat, 02 Jan 2016 at 00:31 EDT (3,107 days ago) in Virgo

3998.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 (3,108 days ago) in Sagittarius

3999.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°27'. Thu, 31 Dec 2015 at 12:59 EDT (3,109 days ago) in Leo

4000.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 31 Dec 2015 at 12:45 EDT (3,109 days ago) in Sagittarius