701.

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, 02 Sep 2016 at 12:29 EDT (2,874 days ago) in Aquarius

702.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Middle Africa and Eastern Africa. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:08 EDT (2,875 days ago) in Leo

703.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 01 Sep 2016 at 05:04 EDT (2,875 days ago) in Leo

704.

Aurigid meteor shower 2016 The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 31 Aug 2016 (2,876 days ago) in Auriga

705.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 3'59" of each other. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 18:30 EDT (2,880 days ago) in Virgo

706.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'24". Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 17:47 EDT (2,880 days ago) in Virgo

707.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°15'. Sat, 27 Aug 2016 at 00:58 EDT (2,880 days ago) in Virgo

708.

Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 14:10 EDT (2,882 days ago) in Ophiuchus

709.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 12:41 EDT (2,882 days ago) in Taurus

710.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Thu, 25 Aug 2016 at 08:56 EDT (2,882 days ago) in Taurus

711.

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. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 23:41 EDT (2,883 days ago) in Taurus

712.

Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 4°21' of each other. Wed, 24 Aug 2016 at 11:40 EDT (2,883 days ago) in Ophiuchus

713.

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. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 at 21:18 EDT (2,886 days ago) in Pisces

714.

Supernova SN2016fej discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6942. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 (2,885 days ago)

715.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 21 Aug 2016 at 19:58 EDT (2,886 days ago) in Equuleus

716.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia and Alaska. Fri, 19 Aug 2016 at 07:30 EDT (2,888 days ago) in Aquarius

717.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 18 Aug 2016 at 05:26 EDT (2,889 days ago) in Capricornus

718.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2016 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 (2,890 days ago) in Draco

719.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 17 Aug 2016 at 06:51 EDT (2,890 days ago) in Leo

720.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 16 Aug 2016 at 11:27 EDT (2,891 days ago) in Leo