581.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 at 09:58 EDT (2,746 days ago) in Libra

582.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 47'. Fri, 11 Nov 2016 at 05:26 EDT (2,746 days ago) in Cetus

583.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amongst others. Wed, 09 Nov 2016 at 09:22 EDT (2,748 days ago) in Aquarius

584.

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. Mon, 07 Nov 2016 at 14:51 EDT (2,750 days ago) in Aquarius

585.

Supernova SN2016iae discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1532. Sun, 06 Nov 2016 (2,750 days ago)

586.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°18'. Sun, 06 Nov 2016 at 07:06 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

587.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 Nov 2016 at 05:42 EDT (2,751 days ago) in Sagittarius

588.

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 (2,754 days ago) in Ophiuchus

589.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 at 16:12 EDT (2,755 days ago) in Ophiuchus

590.

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 (2,755 days ago) in Ophiuchus

591.

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 (2,755 days ago) in Ophiuchus

592.

Asteroid 79 Eurynome at opposition Asteroid 79 Eurynome makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 01 Nov 2016 at 19:58 EDT (2,756 days ago) in Aries

593.

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 (2,757 days ago) in Libra

594.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 at 06:16 EDT (2,757 days ago) in Ophiuchus

595.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 30 Oct 2016 at 13:39 EDT (2,758 days ago) in Libra

596.

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 (2,758 days ago) in Ophiuchus

597.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°59' of each other. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 18:21 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Ophiuchus

598.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Oct 2016 at 10:10 EDT (2,759 days ago) in Sagittarius

599.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Oct 2016 at 06:30 EDT (2,760 days ago) in Virgo

600.

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 (2,760 days ago) in Virgo