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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 02 May 2030 at 10:13 EDT (2,115 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 16:38 EDT (2,116 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,116 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory. Sun, 05 May 2030 at 08:13 EDT (2,118 days away) in Taurus

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2030 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2030 (2,119 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2030 at 18:05 EDT (2,121 days away) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2030 (2,121 days away) in Lyra

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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. Fri, 10 May 2030 at 13:11 EDT (2,123 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 16:43 EDT (2,125 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 17' of each other. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 19:13 EDT (2,125 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 12 May 2030 (2,125 days away) in Serpens Caput

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 07:25 EDT (2,126 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°54'. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 19:42 EDT (2,126 days away) in Cetus

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 11:41 EDT (2,127 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 18:39 EDT (2,127 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 00:56 EDT (2,130 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°22'. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 01:51 EDT (2,130 days away) in Libra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 07:18 EDT (2,130 days away) in Libra

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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, 17 May 2030 at 09:47 EDT (2,130 days away) in Libra

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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 Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and RAF Akrotiri. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 17:15 EDT (2,130 days away) in Scorpius