621.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°50'. Thu, 03 Nov 2016 at 00:15 EDT (2,796 days ago) in Ophiuchus

622.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 at 16:12 EDT (2,797 days ago) in Ophiuchus

623.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 at 15:17 EDT (2,797 days ago) in Ophiuchus

624.

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, 02 Nov 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,797 days ago) in Ophiuchus

625.

Asteroid 79 Eurynome at opposition Asteroid 79 Eurynome makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 at 19:58 EDT (2,798 days ago) in Aries

626.

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. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 at 15:28 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Libra

627.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,799 days ago) in Ophiuchus

628.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,800 days ago) in Libra

629.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°02'. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 04:31 EDT (2,800 days ago) in Ophiuchus

630.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°59' of each other. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 18:21 EDT (2,801 days ago) in Ophiuchus

631.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 10:10 EDT (2,801 days ago) in Sagittarius

632.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 06:30 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Virgo

633.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 05:35 EDT (2,802 days ago) in Virgo

634.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,803 days ago) in Virgo

635.

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. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 (2,804 days ago) in Perseus

636.

Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2016 The Leonis Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Oct 2016 (2,806 days ago) in Leo Minor

637.

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. Sat, 22 Oct 2016 at 15:14 EDT (2,808 days ago) in Cancer

638.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 at 15:10 EDT (2,809 days ago) in Cetus

639.

Orionid meteor shower 2016 The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 21 Oct 2016 (2,809 days ago) in Orion

640.

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. Thu, 20 Oct 2016 at 17:10 EDT (2,810 days ago) in Cetus