701.

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, 20 May 2020 at 10:46 EDT (1,518 days ago) in Cetus

702.

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. Mon, 18 May 2020 at 03:44 EDT (1,520 days ago) in Cetus

703.

Close approach of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn pass within 4°41' of each other. Mon, 18 May 2020 at 00:42 EDT (1,520 days ago) in Capricornus

704.

Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Sat, 16 May 2020 (1,522 days ago) in Camelopardalis

705.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 23:51 EDT (1,524 days ago) in Aquarius

706.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 22:01 EDT (1,524 days ago) in Aquarius

707.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,524 days ago) in Sagittarius

708.

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. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:03 EDT (1,524 days ago) in Capricornus

709.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:54 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Capricornus

710.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:10 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Capricornus

711.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 06:09 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Sagittarius

712.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 05:40 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Sagittarius

713.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 11 May 2020 (1,527 days ago) in Serpens Caput

714.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,528 days ago) in Capricornus

715.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 00:48 EDT (1,528 days ago) in Taurus

716.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 09 May 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,529 days ago) in Ophiuchus

717.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (1,530 days ago) in Lyra

718.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 07 May 2020 at 06:45 EDT (1,531 days ago) in Libra

719.

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. Tue, 05 May 2020 at 23:02 EDT (1,533 days ago) in Virgo

720.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,533 days ago) in Aquarius