1041.

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, 09 May 2026 at 17:11 EDT (662 days away) in Capricornus

1042.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 12 May 2026 (665 days away) in Serpens Caput

1043.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 13 May 2026 at 13:32 EDT (666 days away) in Cetus

1044.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°41'. Wed, 13 May 2026 at 17:58 EDT (666 days away) in Cetus

1045.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 10:30 EDT (667 days away) in Aries

1046.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°09'. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 20:45 EDT (667 days away) in Pisces

1047.

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, 14 May 2026 at 21:06 EDT (667 days away) in Pisces

1048.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 23:01 EDT (667 days away) in Taurus

1049.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres 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, 15 May 2026 at 11:02 EDT (668 days away) in Taurus

1050.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 16 May 2026 at 16:02 EDT (669 days away) in Aries

1051.

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, 17 May 2026 at 09:43 EDT (670 days away) in Taurus

1052.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 06:27 EDT (671 days away) in Taurus

1053.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 10:31 EDT (671 days away) in Taurus

1054.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 21:50 EDT (671 days away) in Taurus

1055.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 22:03 EDT (671 days away) in Taurus

1056.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 08:37 EDT (673 days away) in Gemini

1057.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 09:46 EDT (673 days away) in Gemini

1058.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 21 May 2026 at 12:00 EDT (674 days away) in Cancer

1059.

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, 22 May 2026 at 10:17 EDT (675 days away) in Taurus

1060.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island and Tokelau. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 03:17 EDT (676 days away) in Leo