5241.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Sat, 06 Oct 2012 at 03:08 EDT (4,291 days ago) in Virgo

5242.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Tasmania, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 at 16:58 EDT (4,292 days ago) in Taurus

5243.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 at 16:58 EDT (4,292 days ago) in Taurus

5244.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 54'. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 at 16:56 EDT (4,292 days ago) in Taurus

5245.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2012 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 (4,292 days ago) in Draco

5246.

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, 04 Oct 2012 at 20:42 EDT (4,293 days ago) in Taurus

5247.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 at 09:19 EDT (4,293 days ago) in Taurus

5248.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 at 23:18 EDT (4,298 days ago) in Pisces

5249.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 29 Sep 2012 at 03:06 EDT (4,298 days ago) in Pisces

5250.

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, 27 Sep 2012 at 11:05 EDT (4,300 days ago) in Aquarius

5251.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2012 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 27 Sep 2012 (4,300 days ago) in Sextans

5252.

Asteroid 79 Eurynome at opposition Asteroid 79 Eurynome makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 at 00:46 EDT (4,302 days ago) in Pisces

5253.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 23 Sep 2012 at 07:58 EDT (4,304 days ago) in Cetus

5254.

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. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 at 15:41 EDT (4,305 days ago) in Sagittarius

5255.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 at 10:54 EDT (4,305 days ago) in Virgo

5256.

136472 Makemake at solar conjunction 136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 at 22:57 EDT (4,307 days ago) in Coma Berenices

5257.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Falkland Islands amongst others. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 at 18:17 EDT (4,307 days ago) in Scorpius

5258.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9'01". Wed, 19 Sep 2012 at 16:38 EDT (4,308 days ago) in Libra

5259.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 at 16:35 EDT (4,308 days ago) in Libra

5260.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 at 16:35 EDT (4,308 days ago) in Libra