4941.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 at 18:37 EDT (3,954 days ago) in Cancer

4942.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 25'. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 at 17:04 EDT (3,954 days ago) in Virgo

4943.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay amongst others. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 at 16:51 EDT (3,954 days ago) in Virgo

4944.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 at 16:51 EDT (3,954 days ago) in Virgo

4945.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen and Ethiopia amongst others. Sun, 08 Sep 2013 at 10:55 EDT (3,954 days ago) in Virgo

4946.

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, 07 Sep 2013 at 11:18 EDT (3,955 days ago) in Virgo

4947.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 05 Sep 2013 at 07:37 EDT (3,957 days ago) in Sextans

4948.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°13'. Mon, 02 Sep 2013 at 05:39 EDT (3,960 days ago) in Cancer

4949.

Aurigid meteor shower 2013 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 31 Aug 2013 (3,961 days ago) in Auriga

4950.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°29'. Sat, 31 Aug 2013 at 12:43 EDT (3,962 days ago) in Gemini

4951.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 31 Aug 2013 at 11:25 EDT (3,962 days ago) in Gemini

4952.

Supernova SN2013ff discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2748. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 (3,962 days ago)

4953.

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. Fri, 30 Aug 2013 at 19:45 EDT (3,963 days ago) in Gemini

4954.

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. Wed, 28 Aug 2013 at 05:35 EDT (3,965 days ago) in Taurus

4955.

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. Mon, 26 Aug 2013 at 21:34 EDT (3,967 days ago) in Aquarius

4956.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 24 Aug 2013 at 17:04 EDT (3,969 days ago) in Leo

4957.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 20 Aug 2013 at 21:44 EDT (3,973 days ago) in Aquarius

4958.

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. Mon, 19 Aug 2013 at 11:57 EDT (3,974 days ago) in Capricornus

4959.

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, 18 Aug 2013 at 21:25 EDT (3,975 days ago) in Sagittarius

4960.

Supernova SN2013ex discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1954. Sun, 18 Aug 2013 (3,974 days ago)