6701.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 at 14:30 EDT (5,728 days ago) in Scorpius

6702.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 at 23:42 EDT (5,729 days ago) in Libra

6703.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 at 19:15 EDT (5,731 days ago) in Virgo

6704.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°11'. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 at 13:30 EDT (5,732 days ago) in Virgo

6705.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°01'. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 at 04:05 EDT (5,734 days ago) in Leo

6706.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 at 23:48 EDT (5,735 days ago) in Leo

6707.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2008 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 24 Oct 2008 (5,735 days ago) in Leo Minor

6708.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 at 03:39 EDT (5,737 days ago) in Virgo

6709.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 22 Oct 2008 (5,737 days ago) in Virgo

6710.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 at 23:30 EDT (5,738 days ago) in Cancer

6711.

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. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 at 07:55 EDT (5,738 days ago) in Cancer

6712.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 at 01:32 EDT (5,738 days ago) in Virgo

6713.

Orionid meteor shower 2008 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 (5,738 days ago) in Orion

6714.

ε-Geminid meteor shower 2008 The ε-Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 (5,741 days ago) in Gemini

6715.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 at 11:36 EDT (5,742 days ago) in Virgo

6716.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 at 06:38 EDT (5,742 days ago) in Taurus

6717.

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. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 at 02:09 EDT (5,742 days ago) in Taurus

6718.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 at 16:02 EDT (5,745 days ago) in Pisces

6719.

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. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 at 03:32 EDT (5,745 days ago) in Cetus

6720.

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, 11 Oct 2008 at 21:47 EDT (5,748 days ago) in Aquarius