7621.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'27". Sat, 26 Aug 2006 at 19:08 EDT (6,526 days ago) in Cancer

7622.

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. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 at 23:36 EDT (6,527 days ago) in Virgo

7623.

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. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 at 21:21 EDT (6,527 days ago) in Virgo

7624.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 33'. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 at 09:40 EDT (6,527 days ago) in Leo

7625.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 23 Aug 2006 at 15:11 EDT (6,529 days ago) in Leo

7626.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°37'. Tue, 22 Aug 2006 at 10:05 EDT (6,530 days ago) in Cancer

7627.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Mon, 21 Aug 2006 at 23:15 EDT (6,531 days ago) in Cancer

7628.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Senegal, Guinea and Mauritania amongst others. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 at 03:22 EDT (6,534 days ago) in Taurus

7629.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2006 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 18 Aug 2006 (6,534 days ago) in Draco

7630.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 at 18:34 EDT (6,535 days ago) in Cancer

7631.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 at 10:13 EDT (6,536 days ago) in Taurus

7632.

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, 15 Aug 2006 at 21:51 EDT (6,537 days ago) in Aries

7633.

Perseid meteor shower 2006 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 Aug 2006 (6,540 days ago) in Perseus

7634.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 at 19:16 EDT (6,541 days ago) in Piscis Austrinus

7635.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile amongst others. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 at 02:08 EDT (6,541 days ago) in Aquarius

7636.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 at 02:08 EDT (6,541 days ago) in Aquarius

7637.

Neptune at opposition Neptune lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 at 01:05 EDT (6,541 days ago) in Capricornus

7638.

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. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 at 14:26 EDT (6,542 days ago) in Aquarius

7639.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 at 15:14 EDT (6,543 days ago) in Cancer

7640.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 at 06:53 EDT (6,543 days ago) in Capricornus