5781.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°31'. Sun, 01 May 2011 at 15:44 EDT (4,815 days ago) in Pisces

5782.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Sun, 01 May 2011 at 15:22 EDT (4,815 days ago) in Pisces

5783.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Sun, 01 May 2011 at 07:05 EDT (4,815 days ago) in Pisces

5784.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°48'. Sun, 01 May 2011 at 02:35 EDT (4,815 days ago) in Pisces

5785.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°01'. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 at 19:03 EDT (4,816 days ago) in Pisces

5786.

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. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 at 08:00 EDT (4,816 days ago) in Pisces

5787.

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, 29 Apr 2011 at 14:00 EDT (4,817 days ago) in Pisces

5788.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 at 04:11 EDT (4,817 days ago) in Pisces

5789.

Supernova SN2011by discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3972. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 (4,820 days ago)

5790.

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. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 at 22:47 EDT (4,822 days ago) in Capricornus

5791.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2011 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 (4,822 days ago) in Puppis

5792.

Lyrid meteor shower 2011 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 (4,824 days ago) in Hercules

5793.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Fri, 22 Apr 2011 at 14:52 EDT (4,824 days ago) in Pisces

5794.

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, 20 Apr 2011 at 07:26 EDT (4,826 days ago) in Scorpius

5795.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 at 07:21 EDT (4,826 days ago) in Scorpius

5796.

Conjunction of Mars and Mercury Mars and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 at 04:23 EDT (4,827 days ago) in Pisces

5797.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 at 19:51 EDT (4,828 days ago) in Pisces

5798.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 at 22:43 EDT (4,829 days ago) in Virgo

5799.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°06'. Sun, 17 Apr 2011 at 04:12 EDT (4,829 days ago) in Virgo

5800.

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, 17 Apr 2011 at 01:59 EDT (4,829 days ago) in Virgo