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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 May 2031 (2,483 days away) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mon, 05 May 2031 at 10:31 EDT (2,484 days away) in Virgo

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2031 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 May 2031 (2,485 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 18:10 EDT (2,485 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 18:49 EDT (2,485 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 22:47 EDT (2,485 days away) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 23:39 EDT (2,485 days away) in Libra

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 23:52 EDT (2,485 days away) in Libra

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 07 May 2031 (2,486 days away) in Gemini

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 08 May 2031 at 04:01 EDT (2,487 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Thu, 08 May 2031 at 17:24 EDT (2,487 days away) in Ophiuchus

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 May 2031 (2,488 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. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 03:34 EDT (2,488 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 19:29 EDT (2,488 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 19:42 EDT (2,488 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 11 May 2031 at 23:43 EDT (2,490 days away) in Libra

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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. Mon, 12 May 2031 (2,491 days away) in Serpens Caput

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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. Tue, 13 May 2031 at 15:07 EDT (2,492 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°58'. Wed, 14 May 2031 at 04:16 EDT (2,493 days away) in Cetus

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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, 19 May 2031 at 08:13 EDT (2,498 days away) in Aries