2841.

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. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 06:25 EDT (2,263 days ago) in Pisces

2842.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 12 May 2018 (2,264 days ago) in Serpens Caput

2843.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Sat, 12 May 2018 at 17:00 EDT (2,264 days ago) in Aries

2844.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°46'. Fri, 11 May 2018 at 16:57 EDT (2,265 days ago) in Cetus

2845.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 10 May 2018 at 07:53 EDT (2,266 days ago) in Libra

2846.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 08 May 2018 at 20:31 EDT (2,268 days ago) in Libra

2847.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2018 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 May 2018 (2,268 days ago) in Lyra

2848.

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, 07 May 2018 at 22:09 EDT (2,269 days ago) in Capricornus

2849.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 May 2018 (2,270 days ago) in Aquarius

2850.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 03:24 EDT (2,270 days ago) in Sagittarius

2851.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 02:49 EDT (2,270 days ago) in Sagittarius

2852.

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. Sat, 05 May 2018 at 20:34 EDT (2,271 days ago) in Sagittarius

2853.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:16 EDT (2,272 days ago) in Sagittarius

2854.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:14 EDT (2,272 days ago) in Sagittarius

2855.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 03 May 2018 at 12:44 EDT (2,273 days ago) in Pisces

2856.

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. Wed, 02 May 2018 at 13:53 EDT (2,274 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2857.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 at 15:16 EDT (2,276 days ago) in Libra

2858.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°49'. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 at 13:14 EDT (2,276 days ago) in Libra

2859.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 (2,276 days ago) in Cetus

2860.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 at 20:58 EDT (2,277 days ago) in Libra