Catalogo (in continuo aggiornamento) delle osservazioni (o di semplici testimonianze) dei fenomeni astronomici in occidente, dal IV secolo al 1609 (fino, cioè, all’utilizzo del cannocchiale). Sono apprezzati contributi e integrazioni documentate, da proporre eventualmente nei commenti.
| i/d | Date | Site | Event | Source | Note |
| i | 346 | Solar eclipse | Annales Mellicenses | ||
| i | 453 | Comet | Liber de temporibus | ||
| i | 493 | Solar eclipse | Chronicum Scotorum | ||
| i | 497 | Comet | Flores historiarum | 2 tails | |
| i | 512.07 | Solar eclipse | Paschale Campanum | ||
| i | 518 | Comet | Epitome historicorum | ||
| i | 520 | Comet | Historiarum compendium, 133 | In the east | |
| i | 525 | Comet | Historiarum compendium, 134 | Observable 26d | |
| i | 530 | Comet | Historiarum compendium, 134 | In the west for 20d | |
| i | 531 | Comet | Epitome historicorum | Observable 20d | |
| i | 534 | Solar eclipse | Flores historicorum | In the morning | |
| i | 538.02.14 | Solar eclipse | Annales Laudunenses | ||
| i | 538.02.16 | Solar eclipse | Historia ecclesiastica gentis anglorum V, 24 | ||
| i | 538.02 | Solar eclipse | Annales S. Maximini Trevirensis | ||
| i | 538 | Solar eclipse | Annales de Wigornia | ||
| i | 538 | Solar eclipse | Annales Stabulenses | ||
| i | 538 | Solar eclipse | Annales Prumienses | ||
| i | 539 | Solar eclipse | Chronica majora | ||
| i | 540.05.20 | Solar eclipse | Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum | ||
| i | 540.06.18 | Solar eclipse | Annales Laudunenses | ||
| i | 540.05 | Solar eclipse | Annales S. Maximini Trevirensis | ||
| i | 540 | Solar eclipse | Annales Stabulenses | ||
| i | 540 | Solar eclipse | Annales Prumienses | ||
| i | 541 | Comet | Chronica majora | ||
| i | 541 | Comet | Flores historiarum | Brilliant | |
| i | 543 | Comet | Excerpta Sangallensia | In the east for 30 d | |
| i | 543 | Solar eclipse | Excerpta Sangallensia | ||
| d | 563.10 | Tours | Solar eclipse | Historia Francorum, IV, 31 | |
| d | 566 | Tours | Comet | Historia Francorum, IV, 31 | Brilliant, all the year |
| i | 567 | Comet | Agnellus | For 30 d | |
| i | 567 | Comet | Fasti Vindobonenses | For 30 d | |
| d | 580 | Tours | Comet | Historia Francorum, V, 41 | |
| i | 580 | Comet | Herimanni Aug. chronicon | ||
| i | 580 | Comet | Bernoldi chronicon | ||
| d | 580 | Tours | Lunar eclipse | Historia Francorum, V, 41 | |
| d | 582 | Tours | Comet | Historia Francorum, VI | In the west |
| d | 582 | Tours | Lunar eclipse | Historia Francorum, VI | |
| d | 590.10 | Tours | Solar eclipse | Historia Francorum, X, 23 | |
| i | 590 | Solar eclipse | Epitome historicorum | ||
| i | 590 | Solar eclipse | Chronicum Scotorum | ||
| d | 590 | Meteor shower | Historia Francorum, X, 23 | ||
| i | 594 | Comet | Liber de temporibus | For 30 d | |
| d | 595.01 | Comet | Historia Langobardorum, IV, 10 | All the month | |
| i | 601 | Comet | Historiarum compendium, 150 |
