581.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 10 Dec 2016 at 06:41 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Ophiuchus

582.

Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 (2,761 days ago) in Monoceros

583.

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. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 at 04:03 EDT (2,762 days ago) in Aquarius

584.

Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2016 The Puppid-Velid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 (2,763 days ago) in Vela

585.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Canada, Iceland and Ireland amongst others. Tue, 06 Dec 2016 at 16:40 EDT (2,763 days ago) in Aquarius

586.

December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2016 The December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 (2,764 days ago) in Andromeda

587.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 05:39 EDT (2,764 days ago) in Capricornus

588.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 04:19 EDT (2,764 days ago) in Capricornus

589.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°48'. Sat, 03 Dec 2016 at 07:33 EDT (2,766 days ago) in Sagittarius

590.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Dec 2016 at 06:10 EDT (2,766 days ago) in Sagittarius

591.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2016 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 (2,768 days ago) in Phoenix

592.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°05'. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 22:49 EDT (2,769 days ago) in Sagittarius

593.

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. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 at 20:12 EDT (2,769 days ago) in Ophiuchus

594.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,770 days ago) in Ophiuchus

595.

November Orionid meteor shower 2016 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,771 days ago) in Orion

596.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,772 days ago) in Taurus

597.

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. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 at 15:08 EDT (2,772 days ago) in Libra

598.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Fri, 25 Nov 2016 at 03:47 EDT (2,774 days ago) in Sagittarius

599.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 22:04 EDT (2,775 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 20:49 EDT (2,775 days ago) in Virgo