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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. Wed, 28 Apr 2027 at 16:18 EDT (1,044 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Apr 2027 at 17:28 EDT (1,044 days away) 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. Mon, 03 May 2027 at 20:23 EDT (1,049 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 04 May 2027 at 10:19 EDT (1,050 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°25'. Tue, 04 May 2027 at 17:00 EDT (1,050 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 May 2027 at 03:27 EDT (1,051 days away) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 May 2027 at 06:59 EDT (1,052 days away) in Aries

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2027 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 May 2027 (1,052 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 36' of each other. Fri, 07 May 2027 at 14:44 EDT (1,053 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 39'. Fri, 07 May 2027 at 20:08 EDT (1,053 days away) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2027 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 09 May 2027 (1,055 days away) in Lyra

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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. Sun, 09 May 2027 at 16:08 EDT (1,055 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Tue, 11 May 2027 at 13:21 EDT (1,057 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Tue, 11 May 2027 at 23:57 EDT (1,057 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 12 May 2027 at 17:52 EDT (1,058 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Wed, 12 May 2027 at 17:52 EDT (1,058 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 12 May 2027 at 18:46 EDT (1,058 days away) in Leo

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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. Wed, 12 May 2027 (1,058 days away) in Serpens Caput

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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. Thu, 13 May 2027 at 00:44 EDT (1,059 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 May 2027 at 13:04 EDT (1,059 days away) in Leo