3961.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°59'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 03:41 EDT (1,416 days away) in Aries

3962.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 21:44 EDT (1,416 days away) in Taurus

3963.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 May 2028 at 04:17 EDT (1,417 days away) in Taurus

3964.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 May 2028 (1,421 days away) in Scorpius

3965.

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. Tue, 30 May 2028 at 18:38 EDT (1,423 days away) in Taurus

3966.

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. Wed, 31 May 2028 at 02:35 EDT (1,424 days away) in Sextans

3967.

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. Wed, 31 May 2028 at 03:37 EDT (1,424 days away) in Sextans

3968.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 31 May 2028 at 16:02 EDT (1,424 days away) in Leo

3969.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°06'. Wed, 31 May 2028 at 20:35 EDT (1,424 days away) in Leo

3970.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 01 Jun 2028 at 05:55 EDT (1,425 days away) in Taurus

3971.

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. Thu, 01 Jun 2028 (1,425 days away) in Hercules

3972.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 01 Jun 2028 at 22:40 EDT (1,425 days away) in Taurus

3973.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Jun 2028 (1,427 days away) in Ophiuchus

3974.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 04 Jun 2028 at 00:02 EDT (1,428 days away) in Taurus

3975.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 05 Jun 2028 (1,429 days away) in Ophiuchus

3976.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia amongst others. Tue, 06 Jun 2028 at 13:39 EDT (1,430 days away) in Scorpius

3977.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 06 Jun 2028 (1,430 days away) in Ophiuchus

3978.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 07 Jun 2028 at 02:08 EDT (1,431 days away) in Ophiuchus

3979.

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 Jun 2028 at 10:27 EDT (1,432 days away) in Sagittarius

3980.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2028 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 10 Jun 2028 (1,434 days away) in Aries