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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 17:14 EDT (2,933 days ago) in Libra |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°01'. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 16:20 EDT (2,933 days ago) in Scorpius |
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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 19 May 2016 at 12:47 EDT (2,935 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Wed, 18 May 2016 at 18:06 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Virgo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 05:32 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Leo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 04:21 EDT (2,939 days ago) in Leo |
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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. Fri, 13 May 2016 at 13:02 EDT (2,941 days ago) in Leo |
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Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 11 May 2016 (2,943 days ago) in Serpens Caput |
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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 11:06 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Aries |
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Transit of Mercury Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from the Americas, Africa, north-western Russia, Europe, Asia and Alaska. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 10:57 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Aries |
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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 08:26 EDT (2,945 days ago) in Leo |
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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 May 2016 (2,946 days ago) in Lyra |
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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Sun, 08 May 2016 at 04:37 EDT (2,946 days ago) in Taurus |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 06 May 2016 at 15:30 EDT (2,948 days ago) in Aries |
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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Fri, 06 May 2016 at 00:13 EDT (2,948 days ago) in Cetus |
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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 May 2016 (2,949 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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, 04 May 2016 at 18:51 EDT (2,950 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Fri, 29 Apr 2016 at 23:29 EDT (2,955 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:43 EDT (2,959 days ago) in Ophiuchus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:04 EDT (2,959 days ago) in Ophiuchus |