5741.

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. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 at 21:40 EDT (4,774 days ago) in Virgo

5742.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2011 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 (4,774 days ago) in Aries

5743.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°11'. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 at 17:20 EDT (4,775 days ago) in Virgo

5744.

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. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 at 22:11 EDT (4,777 days ago) in Leo

5745.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 at 14:55 EDT (4,781 days ago) in Aquarius

5746.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 at 01:50 EDT (4,782 days ago) in Aquarius

5747.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Russia, Northern America, Eastern Asia, Alaska and Northern Europe. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 at 17:17 EDT (4,784 days ago) in Taurus

5748.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 at 17:03 EDT (4,784 days ago) in Taurus

5749.

Supernova SN2011dh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5194. Tue, 31 May 2011 (4,784 days ago)

5750.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Tue, 31 May 2011 at 13:38 EDT (4,785 days ago) in Taurus

5751.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°25'. Tue, 31 May 2011 at 00:01 EDT (4,785 days ago) in Aries

5752.

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. Mon, 30 May 2011 at 23:25 EDT (4,786 days ago) in Aries

5753.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Mon, 30 May 2011 at 16:05 EDT (4,786 days ago) in Aries

5754.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°40'. Sun, 29 May 2011 at 10:33 EDT (4,787 days ago) in Pisces

5755.

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, 27 May 2011 at 05:57 EDT (4,789 days ago) in Pisces

5756.

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. Tue, 24 May 2011 at 14:52 EDT (4,792 days ago) in Aquarius

5757.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 59' of each other. Mon, 23 May 2011 at 05:24 EDT (4,793 days ago) in Aries

5758.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Sun, 22 May 2011 at 11:10 EDT (4,794 days ago) in Aries

5759.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°21'. Thu, 19 May 2011 at 21:13 EDT (4,797 days ago) in Aries

5760.

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, 19 May 2011 at 04:07 EDT (4,797 days ago) in Ophiuchus