4561.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 31 Aug 2014 at 14:58 EDT (3,596 days ago) in Libra

4562.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 29 Aug 2014 at 10:24 EDT (3,598 days ago) in Aquarius

4563.

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, 27 Aug 2014 at 15:22 EDT (3,600 days ago) in Virgo

4564.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 09:24 EDT (3,600 days ago) in Libra

4565.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°21'. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 at 01:33 EDT (3,600 days ago) in Leo

4566.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 3°24' of each other. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 at 14:17 EDT (3,602 days ago) in Libra

4567.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 at 10:14 EDT (3,602 days ago) in Leo

4568.

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. Sun, 24 Aug 2014 at 02:09 EDT (3,603 days ago) in Cancer

4569.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°41'. Sun, 24 Aug 2014 at 01:47 EDT (3,603 days ago) in Cancer

4570.

Asteroid 63 Ausonia at opposition Asteroid 63 Ausonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 23 Aug 2014 at 22:22 EDT (3,604 days ago) in Aquarius

4571.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°26'. Sat, 23 Aug 2014 at 12:42 EDT (3,604 days ago) in Cancer

4572.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2014 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Aug 2014 (3,609 days ago) in Draco

4573.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 11' of each other. Mon, 18 Aug 2014 at 01:11 EDT (3,609 days ago) in Cancer

4574.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 12'. Mon, 18 Aug 2014 at 00:07 EDT (3,609 days ago) in Cancer

4575.

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, 17 Aug 2014 at 08:26 EDT (3,610 days ago) in Taurus

4576.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Mongolia and China. Thu, 14 Aug 2014 at 12:23 EDT (3,613 days ago) in Pisces

4577.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Aug 2014 at 12:23 EDT (3,613 days ago) in Pisces

4578.

Perseid meteor shower 2014 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 (3,614 days ago) in Perseus

4579.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 at 14:09 EDT (3,617 days ago) in Aquarius

4580.

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. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 at 13:42 EDT (3,617 days ago) in Aquarius