481.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Tue, 24 May 2022 at 20:02 EDT (784 days ago) in Pisces

482.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 24 May 2022 at 22:47 EDT (784 days ago) in Pisces

483.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 12'. Thu, 26 May 2022 at 22:51 EDT (782 days ago) in Pisces

484.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 26 May 2022 at 23:03 EDT (782 days ago) in Pisces

485.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Micronesia, Eastern Africa, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Thu, 26 May 2022 at 23:03 EDT (782 days ago) in Pisces

486.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°49'. Fri, 27 May 2022 at 06:27 EDT (781 days ago) in Cetus

487.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (781 days ago) in Taurus

488.

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. Sat, 28 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (780 days ago) in Aries

489.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 May 2022 (780 days ago) in Scorpius

490.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Sat, 28 May 2022 at 20:03 EDT (780 days ago) in Pisces

491.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 29 May 2022 at 06:26 EDT (779 days ago) in Pisces

492.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 30 May 2022 at 07:31 EDT (778 days ago) in Taurus

493.

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. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 at 21:13 EDT (776 days ago) in Gemini

494.

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, 02 Jun 2022 (775 days ago) in Hercules

495.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 03 Jun 2022 (774 days ago) in Ophiuchus

496.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (773 days ago) in Capricornus

497.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 at 10:22 EDT (771 days ago) in Scorpius

498.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 (771 days ago) in Ophiuchus

499.

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. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 at 10:49 EDT (770 days ago) in Leo

500.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 (770 days ago) in Ophiuchus