1701.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 at 09:35 EDT (1,332 days ago) in Virgo

1702.

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. Sun, 08 Nov 2020 at 08:46 EDT (1,332 days ago) in Cancer

1703.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 01 Nov 2020 at 21:44 EDT (1,339 days ago) in Virgo

1704.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 01 Nov 2020 at 09:22 EDT (1,339 days ago) in Cetus

1705.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 11:45 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Aries

1706.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Oct 2020 at 10:49 EDT (1,340 days ago) in Aries

1707.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 at 18:14 EDT (1,341 days ago) in Virgo

1708.

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, 30 Oct 2020 at 14:45 EDT (1,341 days ago) in Pisces

1709.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 14:43 EDT (1,342 days ago) in Pisces

1710.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 at 12:16 EDT (1,342 days ago) in Pisces

1711.

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, 28 Oct 2020 at 15:38 EDT (1,343 days ago) in Cetus

1712.

Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition Asteroid 471 Papagena makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 00:46 EDT (1,344 days ago) in Cetus

1713.

The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884; combined mag 4.3) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 (1,345 days ago) in Perseus

1714.

Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 M3 (ATLAS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 26 Oct 2020 (1,345 days ago) in Lepus

1715.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 25 Oct 2020 at 14:19 EDT (1,346 days ago) in Virgo

1716.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2020 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 24 Oct 2020 (1,347 days ago) in Leo Minor

1717.

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. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 09:23 EDT (1,348 days ago) in Capricornus

1718.

Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 03:10 EDT (1,348 days ago) in Pisces

1719.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Oct 2020 at 00:13 EDT (1,348 days ago) in Sagittarius

1720.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 23:42 EDT (1,349 days ago) in Sagittarius