3341.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Mon, 22 May 2017 at 08:31 EDT (2,600 days ago) in Pisces

3342.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Bouvet Island, Saint Helena and Antarctica. Sat, 20 May 2017 at 01:46 EDT (2,602 days ago) in Aquarius

3343.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Sat, 20 May 2017 at 01:46 EDT (2,602 days ago) in Aquarius

3344.

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, 18 May 2017 at 20:33 EDT (2,604 days ago) in Aquarius

3345.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 17 May 2017 at 19:06 EDT (2,605 days ago) in Pisces

3346.

Supernova SN2017eaw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6946. Sat, 13 May 2017 (2,608 days ago)

3347.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 19:10 EDT (2,609 days ago) in Sagittarius

3348.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°04'. Sat, 13 May 2017 at 18:45 EDT (2,609 days ago) in Sagittarius

3349.

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, 13 May 2017 at 02:20 EDT (2,609 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3350.

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. Fri, 12 May 2017 at 15:51 EDT (2,610 days ago) in Ophiuchus

3351.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°39'. Fri, 12 May 2017 at 08:55 EDT (2,610 days ago) in Cetus

3352.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 11 May 2017 (2,611 days ago) in Serpens Caput

3353.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 10 May 2017 at 17:42 EDT (2,612 days ago) in Libra

3354.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 May 2017 (2,614 days ago) in Lyra

3355.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 19:19 EDT (2,615 days ago) in Pisces

3356.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 18:45 EDT (2,615 days ago) in Virgo

3357.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'. Sun, 07 May 2017 at 17:25 EDT (2,615 days ago) in Virgo

3358.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 06 May 2017 at 09:49 EDT (2,616 days ago) in Pisces

3359.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 05 May 2017 (2,616 days ago) in Aquarius

3360.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea amongst others. Thu, 04 May 2017 at 05:58 EDT (2,618 days ago) in Leo