1121.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 16:41 EDT (793 days ago) in Aries

1122.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 13' of each other. Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 16:56 EDT (793 days ago) in Pisces

1123.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°50'. Mon, 02 May 2022 at 10:17 EDT (791 days ago) in Taurus

1124.

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. Thu, 05 May 2022 at 03:12 EDT (788 days ago) in Aries

1125.

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. Thu, 05 May 2022 at 08:46 EDT (788 days ago) in Gemini

1126.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2022 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 06 May 2022 (787 days ago) in Aquarius

1127.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2022 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 May 2022 (785 days ago) in Lyra

1128.

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. Sun, 08 May 2022 at 20:22 EDT (785 days ago) in Leo

1129.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 12 May 2022 (781 days ago) in Serpens Caput

1130.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 15 May 2022 at 09:07 EDT (778 days ago) in Pisces

1131.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Mon, 16 May 2022 at 00:11 EDT (777 days ago) in Libra

1132.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 16 May 2022 at 00:14 EDT (777 days ago) in Libra

1133.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Mongolia and Japan amongst others. Mon, 16 May 2022 at 12:37 EDT (777 days ago) in Scorpius

1134.

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. Tue, 17 May 2022 at 11:26 EDT (776 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1135.

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. Tue, 17 May 2022 at 12:21 EDT (776 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1136.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 34'. Tue, 17 May 2022 at 19:07 EDT (776 days ago) in Pisces

1137.

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 Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Thu, 19 May 2022 at 04:27 EDT (774 days ago) in Sagittarius

1138.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 21 May 2022 at 15:12 EDT (772 days ago) in Taurus

1139.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°27'. Sun, 22 May 2022 at 00:43 EDT (771 days ago) in Capricornus

1140.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 22 May 2022 at 03:20 EDT (771 days ago) in Capricornus