161.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 at 04:19 EDT (2,705 days ago) in Capricornus

162.

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 (2,707 days ago) in Sagittarius

163.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Dec 2016 at 06:10 EDT (2,707 days ago) in Sagittarius

164.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2016 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 (2,709 days ago) in Phoenix

165.

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 (2,710 days ago) in Sagittarius

166.

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 (2,710 days ago) in Ophiuchus

167.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 at 07:19 EDT (2,711 days ago) in Ophiuchus

168.

November Orionid meteor shower 2016 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 27 Nov 2016 (2,712 days ago) in Orion

169.

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 (2,713 days ago) in Taurus

170.

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 (2,713 days ago) in Libra

171.

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 (2,715 days ago) in Sagittarius

172.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Nov 2016 at 22:04 EDT (2,716 days ago) in Virgo

173.

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 (2,716 days ago) in Virgo

174.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°28'. Wed, 23 Nov 2016 at 19:43 EDT (2,717 days ago) in Ophiuchus

175.

Supernova SN2016ija discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 1532. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,718 days ago)

176.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2016 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 (2,719 days ago) in Canis Minor

177.

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. Mon, 21 Nov 2016 at 03:33 EDT (2,719 days ago) in Leo

178.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 19 Nov 2016 at 23:51 EDT (2,720 days ago) in Aquarius

179.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,723 days ago) in Taurus

180.

Leonid meteor shower 2016 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 17 Nov 2016 (2,723 days ago) in Leo