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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. Sun, 26 May 2013 at 06:25 EDT (4,011 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 21:43 EDT (4,012 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 00:24 EDT (4,012 days ago) in Scorpius

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 00:10 EDT (4,012 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Fri, 24 May 2013 at 23:56 EDT (4,013 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, Navassa Island, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Fri, 24 May 2013 at 23:08 EDT (4,013 days ago) in Scorpius

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 22:22 EDT (4,014 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 05:32 EDT (4,014 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 04:05 EDT (4,014 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Wed, 22 May 2013 at 06:52 EDT (4,015 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 18 May 2013 at 00:35 EDT (4,019 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 15 May 2013 at 22:11 EDT (4,022 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 13 May 2013 at 09:31 EDT (4,024 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°35'. Sun, 12 May 2013 at 09:07 EDT (4,025 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 11 May 2013 at 17:16 EDT (4,026 days ago) in Aries

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 09 May 2013 at 20:29 EDT (4,028 days ago) in Aries

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Australia, north-western Solomon Islands, north-eastern Kiribati and south-eastern Papua New Guinea. Thu, 09 May 2013 at 20:25 EDT (4,028 days ago) in Aries

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Supernova SN2013ct discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 428. Thu, 09 May 2013 (4,027 days ago)

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Supernova SN2013cj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 10685. Wed, 08 May 2013 (4,028 days ago)

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2013 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2013 (4,029 days ago) in Lyra