361.

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. Fri, 12 May 2023 at 10:28 EDT (410 days ago) in Capricornus

362.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 12 May 2023 (410 days ago) in Serpens Caput

363.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°17'. Sat, 13 May 2023 at 09:07 EDT (409 days ago) in Aquarius

364.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 13 May 2023 at 11:26 EDT (409 days ago) in Aquarius

365.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 14 May 2023 at 15:27 EDT (408 days ago) in Aries

366.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 08:40 EDT (405 days ago) in Pisces

367.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Greenland and Mexico amongst others. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 08:40 EDT (405 days ago) in Pisces

368.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 47'. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 09:18 EDT (405 days ago) in Pisces

369.

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. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 20:22 EDT (405 days ago) in Aries

370.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 21:36 EDT (405 days ago) in Aries

371.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 19 May 2023 at 11:54 EDT (403 days ago) in Taurus

372.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Tue, 23 May 2023 at 08:09 EDT (399 days ago) in Gemini

373.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 23 May 2023 at 08:37 EDT (399 days ago) in Gemini

374.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Wed, 24 May 2023 at 13:33 EDT (398 days ago) in Cancer

375.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 24 May 2023 at 15:19 EDT (398 days ago) in Cancer

376.

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, 25 May 2023 at 21:38 EDT (397 days ago) in Leo

377.

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, 27 May 2023 at 11:22 EDT (395 days ago) in Leo

378.

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 2023 (394 days ago) in Scorpius

379.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 29 May 2023 at 03:44 EDT (393 days ago) in Aries

380.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 May 2023 at 15:30 EDT (392 days ago) in Cancer