5601.

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. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 at 20:12 EDT (4,635 days ago) in Scorpius

5602.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 at 01:10 EDT (4,635 days ago) in Libra

5603.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 13'. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 22:14 EDT (4,636 days ago) in Libra

5604.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 22:10 EDT (4,636 days ago) in Libra

5605.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 22:10 EDT (4,636 days ago) in Libra

5606.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 at 14:41 EDT (4,636 days ago) in Aries

5607.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 at 15:56 EDT (4,637 days ago) in Virgo

5608.

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. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 at 08:25 EDT (4,637 days ago) in Virgo

5609.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2011 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 (4,639 days ago) in Leo Minor

5610.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 at 02:30 EDT (4,641 days ago) in Libra

5611.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°28'. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 at 19:51 EDT (4,642 days ago) in Leo

5612.

Orionid meteor shower 2011 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 (4,642 days ago) in Orion

5613.

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, 19 Oct 2011 at 23:30 EDT (4,644 days ago) in Gemini

5614.

Supernova SN2011gv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 4901. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 (4,644 days ago)

5615.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2011 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 (4,645 days ago) in Gemini

5616.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 15 Oct 2011 at 14:59 EDT (4,648 days ago) in Cetus

5617.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 13 Oct 2011 at 17:03 EDT (4,650 days ago) in Virgo

5618.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°47'. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 at 15:31 EDT (4,650 days ago) in Aries

5619.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 at 13:02 EDT (4,650 days ago) in Aries

5620.

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, 12 Oct 2011 at 07:42 EDT (4,651 days ago) in Pisces