3001.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, the Contiguous United States, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 21:27 EDT (658 days away) in Leo

3002.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 01 May 2026 at 13:23 EDT (664 days away) in Libra

3003.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°15'. Sat, 02 May 2026 at 12:16 EDT (665 days away) in Cetus

3004.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Sun, 03 May 2026 at 22:55 EDT (666 days away) in Scorpius

3005.

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. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 05:34 EDT (667 days away) in Scorpius

3006.

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. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 18:30 EDT (667 days away) in Ophiuchus

3007.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2026 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 May 2026 (669 days away) in Aquarius

3008.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Bouvet Island. Wed, 06 May 2026 at 16:56 EDT (669 days away) in Sagittarius

3009.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2026 (671 days away) in Lyra

3010.

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 (672 days away) in Capricornus

3011.

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 (675 days away) in Serpens Caput

3012.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 13 May 2026 at 13:32 EDT (676 days away) in Cetus

3013.

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 (676 days away) in Cetus

3014.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 10:30 EDT (677 days away) in Aries

3015.

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 (677 days away) in Pisces

3016.

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 (677 days away) in Pisces

3017.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 23:01 EDT (677 days away) in Taurus

3018.

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 (678 days away) in Taurus

3019.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 16 May 2026 at 16:02 EDT (679 days away) in Aries

3020.

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 (680 days away) in Taurus