1.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 05:37 PDT (13 days ago) in Gemini

2.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 06:46 PDT (13 days ago) in Gemini

3.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 21 May 2026 at 09:00 PDT (12 days ago) in Cancer

4.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 22 May 2026 at 07:17 PDT (11 days ago) in Taurus

5.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island and Tokelau. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 00:17 PDT (10 days ago) in Leo

6.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 04:11 PDT (10 days ago) in Leo

7.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 May 2026 (5 days ago) in Scorpius

8.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 28 May 2026 at 16:58 PDT (5 days ago) in Scorpius

9.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 01:45 PDT (2 days ago) in Scorpius

10.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Australia, Chile and New Zealand amongst others. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 02:09 PDT (2 days ago) in Scorpius

11.

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, 31 May 2026 at 21:32 PDT (2 days ago) in Ophiuchus

12.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 at 15:26 PDT (11 hours ago) in Sagittarius

13.

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 (Today) in Hercules

14.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Antarctica, South Africa and Chile amongst others. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 at 20:08 PDT (17 hours away) in Sagittarius

15.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 (Tomorrow) in Ophiuchus

16.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 06 Jun 2026 (4 days away) in Ophiuchus

17.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 (5 days away) in Ophiuchus

18.

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, 08 Jun 2026 at 03:01 PDT (6 days away) in Aquarius

19.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 at 05:35 PDT (7 days away) in Gemini

20.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 1°36' of each other. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 at 12:48 PDT (7 days away) in Gemini