5621.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 at 22:05 EDT (4,652 days ago) in Pisces

5622.

136108 Haumea at solar conjunction 136108 Haumea is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 at 17:42 EDT (4,652 days ago) in Bootes

5623.

δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2011 The δ-Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 (4,652 days ago) in Auriga

5624.

Southern Taurid meteor shower 2011 The Southern Taurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 (4,653 days ago) in Cetus

5625.

Draconid meteor shower 2011 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 Oct 2011 (4,654 days ago) in Draco

5626.

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. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 at 22:44 EDT (4,655 days ago) in Aquarius

5627.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2011 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 (4,657 days ago) in Draco

5628.

Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 at 22:22 EDT (4,659 days ago) in Cetus

5629.

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. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 at 23:15 EDT (4,660 days ago) in Sagittarius

5630.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 at 08:51 EDT (4,662 days ago) in Cancer

5631.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Japan, Philippines, South Korea and North Korea amongst others. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 at 05:09 EDT (4,662 days ago) in Scorpius

5632.

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. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 at 12:24 EDT (4,664 days ago) in Virgo

5633.

Supernova SN2011ht discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 5460. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 (4,664 days ago)

5634.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 at 16:25 EDT (4,665 days ago) in Virgo

5635.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°57'. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 at 09:48 EDT (4,665 days ago) in Virgo

5636.

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. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 at 21:03 EDT (4,666 days ago) in Virgo

5637.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2011 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 (4,666 days ago) in Sextans

5638.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 at 07:09 EDT (4,666 days ago) in Virgo

5639.

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. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 at 20:06 EDT (4,668 days ago) in Pisces

5640.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 at 05:11 EDT (4,670 days ago) in Virgo