281.

Supernova SN2020rcq discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 6930. Sat, 08 Aug 2020 (1,369 days ago)

282.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 45'. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 03:59 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Pisces

283.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Pisces

284.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Antarctica and Chile amongst others. Sun, 09 Aug 2020 at 04:38 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Pisces

285.

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, 09 Aug 2020 at 09:50 EDT (1,369 days ago) in Pisces

286.

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. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 at 12:45 EDT (1,367 days ago) in Aries

287.

Perseid meteor shower 2020 The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 (1,366 days ago) in Perseus

288.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 at 16:53 EDT (1,366 days ago) in Orion

289.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 09:17 EDT (1,365 days ago) in Gemini

290.

Messier 15 is well placed The globular cluster M15 (NGC 7078; mag 6.3) in Pegasus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 (1,365 days ago) in Pegasus

291.

Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) passes perihelion Comet C/2020 Q1 (Borisov) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,364 days ago) in Taurus

292.

Messier 2 is well placed The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Aug 2020 (1,364 days ago) in Aquarius

293.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 08:44 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Gemini

294.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Gemini

295.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 09:40 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Aries

296.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 15 Aug 2020 at 10:38 EDT (1,363 days ago) in Aquarius

297.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:15 EDT (1,361 days ago) in Leo

298.

κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2020 The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 17 Aug 2020 (1,361 days ago) in Draco

299.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 22:42 EDT (1,360 days ago) in Leo

300.

Supernova SN2020scc discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2782. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 (1,358 days ago)