4661.

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. Sun, 18 May 2014 at 07:56 EDT (3,701 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 16 May 2014 at 07:06 EDT (3,703 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 16 May 2014 at 04:19 EDT (3,703 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Thu, 15 May 2014 at 09:14 EDT (3,704 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 14 May 2014 at 22:22 EDT (3,705 days ago) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 14 May 2014 at 15:15 EDT (3,705 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 34'. Wed, 14 May 2014 at 08:17 EDT (3,705 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Antarctica, New Zealand and Tasmania amongst others. Wed, 14 May 2014 at 08:06 EDT (3,705 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 14 May 2014 at 08:06 EDT (3,705 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 2°58'. Sun, 11 May 2014 at 09:32 EDT (3,708 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 11 May 2014 at 07:49 EDT (3,708 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 10 May 2014 at 14:20 EDT (3,709 days ago) in Libra

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2014 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 May 2014 (3,711 days ago) in Lyra

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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. Tue, 06 May 2014 at 23:15 EDT (3,713 days ago) in Cancer

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Supernova SN2014ba discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7410. Tue, 06 May 2014 (3,712 days ago)

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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. Tue, 06 May 2014 at 06:22 EDT (3,713 days ago) in Cancer

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2014 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 May 2014 (3,713 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Sun, 04 May 2014 at 10:07 EDT (3,715 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 04 May 2014 at 08:37 EDT (3,715 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 02 May 2014 at 19:11 EDT (3,717 days ago) in Aries