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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 22 May 2029 at 20:44 EDT (1,770 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 21 May 2029 at 21:04 EDT (1,769 days away) in Aries

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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. Mon, 21 May 2029 at 00:16 EDT (1,769 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 26'. Sat, 19 May 2029 at 07:23 EDT (1,767 days away) in Taurus

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Comet 81P/Wild passes perihelion Comet 81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2029 (1,763 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Mon, 14 May 2029 at 15:15 EDT (1,762 days away) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 13 May 2029 at 09:43 EDT (1,761 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 12 May 2029 at 19:22 EDT (1,760 days away) in Aries

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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. Fri, 11 May 2029 (1,759 days away) in Serpens Caput

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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. Thu, 10 May 2029 at 22:53 EDT (1,758 days away) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 10 May 2029 at 02:58 EDT (1,758 days away) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2029 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 May 2029 (1,756 days away) in Lyra

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2029 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 May 2029 (1,754 days away) in Aquarius

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Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 14:58 EDT (1,753 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 05:48 EDT (1,753 days away) in Aquarius

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 04 May 2029 at 12:47 EDT (1,752 days away) 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. Mon, 30 Apr 2029 at 10:22 EDT (1,748 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sun, 29 Apr 2029 at 21:58 EDT (1,747 days away) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 28 Apr 2029 at 06:36 EDT (1,746 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 27 Apr 2029 at 12:23 EDT (1,745 days away) in Virgo