2721.

Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 17' of each other. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 19:13 EDT (2,139 days away) in Pisces

2722.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 12 May 2030 (2,139 days away) in Serpens Caput

2723.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 07:25 EDT (2,140 days away) in Libra

2724.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°54'. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 19:43 EDT (2,140 days away) in Cetus

2725.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 11:41 EDT (2,141 days away) in Pisces

2726.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 18:39 EDT (2,141 days away) in Libra

2727.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 00:56 EDT (2,144 days away) in Libra

2728.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°22'. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 01:51 EDT (2,144 days away) in Libra

2729.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 07:18 EDT (2,144 days away) in Libra

2730.

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. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 09:47 EDT (2,144 days away) in Libra

2731.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and RAF Akrotiri. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 17:15 EDT (2,144 days away) in Scorpius

2732.

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. Sat, 18 May 2030 at 21:06 EDT (2,145 days away) in Ophiuchus

2733.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 19 May 2030 at 02:12 EDT (2,146 days away) in Taurus

2734.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 May 2030 at 00:46 EDT (2,147 days away) in Libra

2735.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 20 May 2030 at 22:39 EDT (2,147 days away) in Cetus

2736.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 22 May 2030 at 05:34 EDT (2,149 days away) in Libra

2737.

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, 24 May 2030 at 00:57 EDT (2,151 days away) in Aquarius

2738.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 25 May 2030 at 06:18 EDT (2,152 days away) in Taurus

2739.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°21'. Sun, 26 May 2030 at 13:05 EDT (2,153 days away) in Cetus

2740.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 26 May 2030 at 17:02 EDT (2,153 days away) in Aries