5701.

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. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 at 01:02 EDT (4,732 days ago) in Pisces

5702.

Supernova PTF11iqb discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 151. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 (4,732 days ago)

5703.

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, 21 Jul 2011 at 18:45 EDT (4,734 days ago) in Pisces

5704.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 at 22:25 EDT (4,736 days ago) in Leo

5705.

Supernova SN2011eh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3613. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 (4,735 days ago)

5706.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 at 08:33 EDT (4,739 days ago) in Leo

5707.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 15 Jul 2011 at 02:39 EDT (4,740 days ago) in Sagittarius

5708.

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, 14 Jul 2011 at 22:06 EDT (4,741 days ago) in Sagittarius

5709.

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 Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia amongst others. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 at 10:28 EDT (4,744 days ago) in Scorpius

5710.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 09 Jul 2011 (4,745 days ago) in Leo

5711.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 09 Jul 2011 at 20:12 EDT (4,746 days ago) in Pisces

5712.

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. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 at 02:29 EDT (4,747 days ago) in Virgo

5713.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°00'. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 at 23:37 EDT (4,748 days ago) in Virgo

5714.

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. Thu, 07 Jul 2011 at 09:53 EDT (4,748 days ago) in Virgo

5715.

The Earth at aphelion The Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 at 10:53 EDT (4,751 days ago) in Pisces

5716.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°07'. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 at 22:10 EDT (4,753 days ago) in Cancer

5717.

Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition Asteroid 21 Lutetia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 at 19:58 EDT (4,753 days ago) in Sagittarius

5718.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 at 04:55 EDT (4,754 days ago) in Gemini

5719.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica. Fri, 01 Jul 2011 at 04:38 EDT (4,754 days ago) in Gemini

5720.

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, 30 Jun 2011 at 18:35 EDT (4,755 days ago) in Gemini