4781.

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, 24 Jan 2014 at 00:19 EDT (3,815 days ago) in Virgo

4782.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 23 Jan 2014 at 15:07 EDT (3,816 days ago) in Sagittarius

4783.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°39'. Thu, 23 Jan 2014 at 01:29 EDT (3,816 days ago) in Virgo

4784.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Jan 2014 at 23:25 EDT (3,816 days ago) in Virgo

4785.

Supernova SN2014J discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3034. Mon, 20 Jan 2014 (3,818 days ago)

4786.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2014 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2014 (3,820 days ago) in Ursa Minor

4787.

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. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 at 15:51 EDT (3,823 days ago) in Cancer

4788.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 23:52 EDT (3,823 days ago) in Gemini

4789.

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. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 20:52 EDT (3,824 days ago) in Gemini

4790.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°53'. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 at 01:06 EDT (3,824 days ago) in Gemini

4791.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 at 23:48 EDT (3,824 days ago) in Gemini

4792.

Supernova SN2014G discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3448. Mon, 13 Jan 2014 (3,825 days ago)

4793.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 11 Jan 2014 at 07:19 EDT (3,828 days ago) in Sagittarius

4794.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Tue, 07 Jan 2014 at 22:39 EDT (3,832 days ago) in Pisces

4795.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter 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. Sun, 05 Jan 2014 at 16:04 EDT (3,834 days ago) in Gemini

4796.

Supernova SN2014C discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7331. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 (3,834 days ago)

4797.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 at 12:38 EDT (3,835 days ago) in Gemini

4798.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 at 06:58 EDT (3,835 days ago) in Pisces

4799.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2014 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 03 Jan 2014 (3,836 days ago) in Bootes

4800.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 02 Jan 2014 at 17:39 EDT (3,837 days ago) in Virgo