3161.

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. Sat, 24 May 2031 at 22:08 EDT (2,515 days away) in Gemini

3162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°03'. Sun, 25 May 2031 at 08:15 EDT (2,516 days away) in Gemini

3163.

Conjunction of Uranus and Ceres Uranus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 54'. Sun, 25 May 2031 at 16:28 EDT (2,516 days away) in Taurus

3164.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 28 May 2031 (2,519 days away) in Scorpius

3165.

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. Thu, 29 May 2031 at 07:20 EDT (2,520 days away) in Sextans

3166.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 01 Jun 2031 at 16:34 EDT (2,523 days away) in Gemini

3167.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile and Argentina. Sun, 01 Jun 2031 at 20:37 EDT (2,523 days away) in Virgo

3168.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 at 04:22 EDT (2,524 days away) in Gemini

3169.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 at 15:27 EDT (2,524 days away) in Virgo

3170.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°21'. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 at 16:02 EDT (2,524 days away) in Virgo

3171.

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. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 (2,524 days away) in Hercules

3172.

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. Mon, 02 Jun 2031 at 22:48 EDT (2,524 days away) in Taurus

3173.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 03 Jun 2031 (2,525 days away) in Ophiuchus

3174.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Antarctica, South Africa and Botswana amongst others. Wed, 04 Jun 2031 at 14:19 EDT (2,526 days away) in Scorpius

3175.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Oceania, the Americas, Eastern and Southeast Asia, south-eastern Russia and Alaska. Thu, 05 Jun 2031 at 07:45 EDT (2,527 days away) in Ophiuchus

3176.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 05 Jun 2031 at 07:58 EDT (2,527 days away) in Ophiuchus

3177.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 00:38 EDT (2,528 days away) in Ophiuchus

3178.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 00:45 EDT (2,528 days away) in Ophiuchus

3179.

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. Fri, 06 Jun 2031 at 06:09 EDT (2,528 days away) in Sagittarius

3180.

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, 06 Jun 2031 at 08:11 EDT (2,528 days away) in Sagittarius