6461.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 at 19:14 EDT (5,503 days ago) in Aries

6462.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 at 13:56 EDT (5,503 days ago) in Capricornus

6463.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 at 13:45 EDT (5,503 days ago) in Taurus

6464.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Neptune The Moon, Jupiter and Neptune pass close to one another. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 at 11:02 EDT (5,503 days ago) in Capricornus

6465.

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. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 at 12:03 EDT (5,506 days ago) in Sagittarius

6466.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2009 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 (5,506 days ago) in Aries

6467.

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. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 at 22:13 EDT (5,508 days ago) in Sagittarius

6468.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 at 14:11 EDT (5,509 days ago) in Ophiuchus

6469.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, Navassa Island, the Portuguese Azores, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 at 23:47 EDT (5,510 days ago) in Scorpius

6470.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 at 10:28 EDT (5,510 days ago) in Pisces

6471.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 at 10:48 EDT (5,511 days ago) in Pisces

6472.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°19'. Sun, 31 May 2009 at 12:58 EDT (5,516 days ago) in Leo

6473.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 31 May 2009 at 07:58 EDT (5,516 days ago) in Leo

6474.

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, 30 May 2009 at 23:22 EDT (5,517 days ago) in Sextans

6475.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 28 May 2009 at 23:55 EDT (5,519 days ago) in Capricornus

6476.

Close approach of Jupiter and Neptune Jupiter and Neptune pass within 23' of each other. Wed, 27 May 2009 at 05:25 EDT (5,520 days ago) in Capricornus

6477.

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. Mon, 25 May 2009 at 23:44 EDT (5,522 days ago) in Taurus

6478.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 25 May 2009 at 10:08 EDT (5,522 days ago) in Taurus

6479.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune Jupiter and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 24'. Mon, 25 May 2009 at 08:43 EDT (5,522 days ago) in Capricornus

6480.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 24 May 2009 at 08:12 EDT (5,523 days ago) in Taurus