3021.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 06:27 EDT (681 days away) in Taurus

3022.

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 (681 days away) in Taurus

3023.

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 (681 days away) in Taurus

3024.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 22:03 EDT (681 days away) in Taurus

3025.

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 (683 days away) in Gemini

3026.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 09:46 EDT (683 days away) in Gemini

3027.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 21 May 2026 at 12:00 EDT (684 days away) in Cancer

3028.

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 (685 days away) in Taurus

3029.

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 (686 days away) in Leo

3030.

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. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 07:11 EDT (686 days away) in Leo

3031.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 28 May 2026 at 17:34 EDT (691 days away) in Scorpius

3032.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 May 2026 (691 days away) in Scorpius

3033.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 04:45 EDT (694 days away) in Scorpius

3034.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Australia, Chile and New Zealand amongst others. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 05:09 EDT (694 days away) in Scorpius

3035.

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, 01 Jun 2026 at 00:32 EDT (695 days away) in Ophiuchus

3036.

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, 01 Jun 2026 at 18:26 EDT (695 days away) in Sagittarius

3037.

The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 (696 days away) in Hercules

3038.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Antarctica, South Africa and Chile amongst others. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 at 23:08 EDT (696 days away) in Sagittarius

3039.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 (697 days away) in Ophiuchus

3040.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 (699 days away) in Virgo