701.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 May 2028 (1,381 days away) in Scorpius

702.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 May 2028 at 04:17 EDT (1,377 days away) in Taurus

703.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 21:44 EDT (1,376 days away) in Taurus

704.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°59'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 03:41 EDT (1,376 days away) in Aries

705.

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. Mon, 22 May 2028 at 04:55 EDT (1,375 days away) in Aries

706.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Mon, 22 May 2028 at 03:56 EDT (1,375 days away) in Aries

707.

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. Wed, 17 May 2028 at 05:54 EDT (1,370 days away) in Aquarius

708.

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. Tue, 16 May 2028 at 06:43 EDT (1,369 days away) in Capricornus

709.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 May 2028 at 16:08 EDT (1,366 days away) in Leo

710.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 12 May 2028 at 10:22 EDT (1,365 days away) in Serpens Caput

711.

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 2028 (1,364 days away) in Serpens Caput

712.

Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 11 May 2028 at 16:52 EDT (1,364 days away) in Aries

713.

Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 96P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 11 May 2028 (1,364 days away) in Taurus

714.

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, 10 May 2028 at 21:53 EDT (1,363 days away) in Ophiuchus

715.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. Wed, 10 May 2028 at 04:55 EDT (1,363 days away) in Scorpius

716.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 09 May 2028 at 03:26 EDT (1,362 days away) in Taurus

717.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 May 2028 at 15:48 EDT (1,361 days away) in Libra

718.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2028 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 May 2028 (1,361 days away) in Lyra

719.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 08 May 2028 (1,361 days away) in Taurus

720.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°39'. Sun, 07 May 2028 at 20:15 EDT (1,360 days away) in Taurus