4261.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 30 May 2015 at 12:50 EDT (3,324 days ago) in Taurus

4262.

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. Tue, 26 May 2015 at 18:12 EDT (3,328 days ago) in Leo

4263.

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. Mon, 25 May 2015 at 13:19 EDT (3,329 days ago) in Leo

4264.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°07'. Sun, 24 May 2015 at 03:07 EDT (3,330 days ago) in Cancer

4265.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 24 May 2015 at 00:38 EDT (3,330 days ago) in Cancer

4266.

Saturn at opposition Saturn 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. Fri, 22 May 2015 at 21:27 EDT (3,332 days ago) in Libra

4267.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°53'. Thu, 21 May 2015 at 14:54 EDT (3,333 days ago) in Gemini

4268.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°41'. Tue, 19 May 2015 at 02:51 EDT (3,335 days ago) in Taurus

4269.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 18 May 2015 at 00:14 EDT (3,336 days ago) in Taurus

4270.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 17 May 2015 at 12:46 EDT (3,337 days ago) in Serpens Caput

4271.

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. Sat, 16 May 2015 at 10:38 EDT (3,338 days ago) in Aries

4272.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Chile. Fri, 15 May 2015 at 08:02 EDT (3,339 days ago) in Pisces

4273.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Fri, 15 May 2015 at 08:02 EDT (3,339 days ago) in Pisces

4274.

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. Thu, 14 May 2015 at 20:18 EDT (3,340 days ago) in Pisces

4275.

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, 11 May 2015 at 06:36 EDT (3,343 days ago) in Aquarius

4276.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2015 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2015 (3,345 days ago) in Lyra

4277.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 08 May 2015 (3,345 days ago) in Cancer

4278.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 07 May 2015 at 01:35 EDT (3,347 days ago) in Taurus

4279.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2015 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 May 2015 (3,348 days ago) in Aquarius

4280.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 06 May 2015 (3,348 days ago) in Taurus