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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Sat, 18 May 2019 at 04:12 EDT (1,827 days ago) in Aries

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Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 14 May 2019 at 05:34 EDT (1,831 days ago) in Libra

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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. Mon, 13 May 2019 at 17:52 EDT (1,832 days ago) in Leo

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Supernova SN2019fck discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5243. Sun, 12 May 2019 (1,832 days ago)

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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 2019 (1,833 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Comet C/2018 W1 (Catalina) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 W1 (Catalina) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 12 May 2019 (1,833 days ago) in Eridanus

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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, 11 May 2019 at 21:12 EDT (1,834 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 May 2019 at 22:14 EDT (1,835 days ago) in Cancer

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2019 (1,836 days ago) in Lyra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Wed, 08 May 2019 at 04:12 EDT (1,837 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 20:20 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 19:34 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Taurus

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2019 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2019 (1,839 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 May 2019 at 18:46 EDT (1,841 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°54'. Fri, 03 May 2019 at 02:25 EDT (1,842 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 07:39 EDT (1,843 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 02:08 EDT (1,843 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2019ein discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5353. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 (1,844 days ago)

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,846 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 28 Apr 2019 at 14:19 EDT (1,847 days ago) in Aquarius