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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 15 May 2021 (1,130 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Thu, 13 May 2021 at 13:58 EDT (1,132 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from New Zealand, French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Wed, 12 May 2021 at 18:30 EDT (1,133 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Wed, 12 May 2021 at 18:03 EDT (1,133 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 12 May 2021 at 01:20 EDT (1,133 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 11 May 2021 (1,134 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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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, 11 May 2021 at 17:53 EDT (1,134 days ago) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 11 May 2021 at 15:01 EDT (1,134 days ago) in Aries

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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, 09 May 2021 at 06:26 EDT (1,136 days ago) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2021 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 May 2021 (1,137 days ago) in Lyra

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2021 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 05 May 2021 (1,139 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 04 May 2021 at 19:55 EDT (1,141 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 4°36'. Tue, 04 May 2021 at 17:02 EDT (1,141 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 03 May 2021 at 15:50 EDT (1,142 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 03 May 2021 at 14:49 EDT (1,142 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°09'. Mon, 03 May 2021 at 12:58 EDT (1,142 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll amongst others. Sat, 01 May 2021 at 09:37 EDT (1,144 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 30 Apr 2021 at 15:44 EDT (1,145 days ago) in Aries

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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. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 23:32 EDT (1,147 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°54'. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 19:06 EDT (1,147 days ago) in Cetus