5841.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 at 15:47 EDT (4,874 days ago) in Pisces

5842.

Supernova SN2011ao discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 2973. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 (4,875 days ago)

5843.

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. Wed, 02 Mar 2011 at 05:09 EDT (4,876 days ago) in Aquarius

5844.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°34'. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 at 22:39 EDT (4,878 days ago) in Sagittarius

5845.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 at 21:39 EDT (4,878 days ago) in Sagittarius

5846.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 at 03:57 EDT (4,881 days ago) in Aquarius

5847.

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. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 at 18:26 EDT (4,882 days ago) in Scorpius

5848.

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, New Zealand, Indonesia and Tasmania amongst others. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 at 12:39 EDT (4,882 days ago) in Scorpius

5849.

Supernova SN2011fh discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4806. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 (4,882 days ago)

5850.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°02'. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 at 11:34 EDT (4,885 days ago) in Virgo

5851.

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, 19 Feb 2011 at 16:45 EDT (4,887 days ago) in Leo

5852.

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, 19 Feb 2011 at 02:24 EDT (4,887 days ago) in Leo

5853.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 at 03:35 EDT (4,888 days ago) in Leo

5854.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune 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, 17 Feb 2011 at 04:47 EDT (4,889 days ago) in Aquarius

5855.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 at 17:26 EDT (4,895 days ago) in Taurus

5856.

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, 11 Feb 2011 at 02:18 EDT (4,895 days ago) in Aries

5857.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2011 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 (4,898 days ago) in Centaurus

5858.

Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 at 23:46 EDT (4,898 days ago) in Leo

5859.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°49'. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 at 05:26 EDT (4,899 days ago) in Pisces

5860.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Pluto The Moon, Jupiter and Pluto pass close to one another. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 at 23:52 EDT (4,899 days ago) in Pisces