6861.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 at 21:28 EDT (5,875 days ago) in Cancer

6862.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 at 13:06 EDT (5,875 days ago) in Taurus

6863.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 at 11:21 EDT (5,875 days ago) in Taurus

6864.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 at 06:34 EDT (5,875 days ago) in Cancer

6865.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 at 15:23 EDT (5,879 days ago) in Taurus

6866.

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. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 at 09:11 EDT (5,879 days ago) in Taurus

6867.

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, 02 Jun 2008 at 13:50 EDT (5,880 days ago) in Taurus

6868.

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, 27 May 2008 at 22:57 EDT (5,886 days ago) in Aquarius

6869.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 22:43 EDT (5,887 days ago) in Capricornus

6870.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 26 May 2008 at 12:07 EDT (5,887 days ago) in Capricornus

6871.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 24 May 2008 at 08:24 EDT (5,889 days ago) in Sagittarius

6872.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Sat, 24 May 2008 at 07:15 EDT (5,889 days ago) in Sagittarius

6873.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand amongst others. Fri, 23 May 2008 at 13:01 EDT (5,890 days ago) in Sagittarius

6874.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 May 2008 at 09:11 EDT (5,890 days ago) in Cancer

6875.

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, 21 May 2008 at 21:36 EDT (5,892 days ago) in Ophiuchus

6876.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar amongst others. Tue, 20 May 2008 at 19:16 EDT (5,893 days ago) in Scorpius

6877.

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. Tue, 20 May 2008 at 10:26 EDT (5,893 days ago) in Scorpius

6878.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 19 May 2008 at 22:11 EDT (5,894 days ago) in Libra

6879.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 18 May 2008 (5,895 days ago) in Aries

6880.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 14 May 2008 at 01:49 EDT (5,899 days ago) in Taurus