5961.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 at 00:52 EDT (4,992 days ago) in Libra

5962.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 10'. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 at 04:29 EDT (4,993 days ago) in Virgo

5963.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 at 04:24 EDT (4,993 days ago) in Virgo

5964.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 at 04:24 EDT (4,993 days ago) in Virgo

5965.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 at 05:24 EDT (4,994 days ago) in Libra

5966.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°50'. Thu, 04 Nov 2010 at 01:35 EDT (4,994 days ago) in Virgo

5967.

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. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 at 13:25 EDT (4,995 days ago) in Virgo

5968.

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, 30 Oct 2010 at 08:46 EDT (4,999 days ago) in Cancer

5969.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 28 Oct 2010 at 21:05 EDT (5,001 days ago) in Virgo

5970.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 at 07:54 EDT (5,004 days ago) in Taurus

5971.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2010 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 24 Oct 2010 (5,005 days ago) in Leo Minor

5972.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 at 21:36 EDT (5,007 days ago) in Pisces

5973.

Orionid meteor shower 2010 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 (5,008 days ago) in Orion

5974.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°07'. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 at 06:52 EDT (5,009 days ago) in Aquarius

5975.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Oct 2010 at 01:02 EDT (5,009 days ago) in Aquarius

5976.

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. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 at 19:41 EDT (5,010 days ago) in Pisces

5977.

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. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 at 14:17 EDT (5,011 days ago) in Aquarius

5978.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2010 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 (5,011 days ago) in Gemini

5979.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 16 Oct 2010 at 21:16 EDT (5,013 days ago) in Virgo

5980.

136199 Eris at opposition 136199 Eris lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 15 Oct 2010 at 02:59 EDT (5,014 days ago) in Cetus