6341.

Draconid meteor shower 2009 The Draconid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 (5,386 days ago) in Draco

6342.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 at 05:17 EDT (5,386 days ago) in Virgo

6343.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 at 18:01 EDT (5,387 days ago) in Taurus

6344.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 at 19:10 EDT (5,389 days ago) in Virgo

6345.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 (5,389 days ago) in Virgo

6346.

October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2009 The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 (5,389 days ago) in Draco

6347.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 at 11:55 EDT (5,389 days ago) in Virgo

6348.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 at 08:43 EDT (5,390 days ago) in Virgo

6349.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 at 02:51 EDT (5,390 days ago) in Leo

6350.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 at 02:10 EDT (5,390 days ago) in Pisces

6351.

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, 30 Sep 2009 at 23:21 EDT (5,394 days ago) in Aquarius

6352.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°00'. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 at 20:15 EDT (5,395 days ago) in Capricornus

6353.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 at 17:57 EDT (5,395 days ago) in Capricornus

6354.

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. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 at 23:32 EDT (5,397 days ago) in Sagittarius

6355.

Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2009 The Daytime Sextantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Sep 2009 (5,397 days ago) in Sextans

6356.

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. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 at 00:50 EDT (5,398 days ago) in Sagittarius

6357.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Midway Atoll, Marshall Islands, Midway Islands and Wake Island. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 at 02:35 EDT (5,400 days ago) in Scorpius

6358.

September equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern hemisphere. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 at 17:24 EDT (5,402 days ago) in Virgo

6359.

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, 21 Sep 2009 at 05:32 EDT (5,403 days ago) in Virgo

6360.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 at 06:00 EDT (5,404 days ago) in Virgo