241.

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 (756 days ago) in Pisces

242.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 24 May 2022 at 22:47 EDT (756 days ago) in Pisces

243.

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 (754 days ago) in Pisces

244.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 26 May 2022 at 23:03 EDT (754 days ago) in Pisces

245.

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 (754 days ago) in Pisces

246.

Conjunction of Venus and Eris Venus and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°49'. Fri, 27 May 2022 at 06:26 EDT (753 days ago) in Cetus

247.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 May 2022 at 18:24 EDT (753 days ago) in Taurus

248.

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 (752 days ago) in Aries

249.

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 (752 days ago) in Scorpius

250.

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 (752 days ago) in Pisces

251.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mars Jupiter and Mars pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 29 May 2022 at 06:26 EDT (751 days ago) in Pisces

252.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 30 May 2022 at 07:31 EDT (750 days ago) in Taurus

253.

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 (748 days ago) in Gemini

254.

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 (747 days ago) in Hercules

255.

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 (746 days ago) in Ophiuchus

256.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 04 Jun 2022 at 17:35 EDT (745 days ago) in Capricornus

257.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Jun 2022 at 12:46 EDT (743 days ago) in Scorpius

258.

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 (743 days ago) in Ophiuchus

259.

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 (742 days ago) in Leo

260.

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 (742 days ago) in Ophiuchus