5301.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 at 00:11 EDT (4,343 days ago) in Gemini

5302.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, the Contiguous United States and Alaska amongst others. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 at 15:51 EDT (4,345 days ago) in Gemini

5303.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 at 15:51 EDT (4,345 days ago) in Gemini

5304.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 at 15:42 EDT (4,345 days ago) in Gemini

5305.

Supernova SN2012ee discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 5050. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 (4,345 days ago)

5306.

Perseid meteor shower 2012 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 (4,346 days ago) in Perseus

5307.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 at 16:31 EDT (4,347 days ago) in Taurus

5308.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 at 16:31 EDT (4,347 days ago) in Taurus

5309.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'37". Sat, 11 Aug 2012 at 16:30 EDT (4,347 days ago) in Taurus

5310.

Supernova SN2012ec discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1084. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 (4,347 days ago)

5311.

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, 10 Aug 2012 at 06:51 EDT (4,348 days ago) in Taurus

5312.

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. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 at 14:55 EDT (4,349 days ago) in Aries

5313.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 at 23:27 EDT (4,357 days ago) in Aquarius

5314.

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. Wed, 01 Aug 2012 at 02:48 EDT (4,357 days ago) in Sagittarius

5315.

α-Capricornid meteor shower 2012 The α-Capricornid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 29 Jul 2012 (4,360 days ago) in Capricornus

5316.

Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2012 The Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 29 Jul 2012 (4,360 days ago) in Aquarius

5317.

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, 29 Jul 2012 at 04:28 EDT (4,360 days ago) in Ophiuchus

5318.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 at 15:52 EDT (4,361 days ago) in Cancer

5319.

Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2012 The Piscis Austrinid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 (4,361 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

5320.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 at 07:05 EDT (4,361 days ago) in Scorpius