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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Sat, 23 May 2020 at 22:41 EDT (1,436 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 13:40 EDT (1,437 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 03:52 EDT (1,437 days ago) in Taurus

164.

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. Wed, 20 May 2020 at 10:46 EDT (1,439 days ago) in Cetus

165.

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, 18 May 2020 at 03:44 EDT (1,441 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn pass within 4°41' of each other. Mon, 18 May 2020 at 00:42 EDT (1,441 days ago) in Capricornus

167.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 23:51 EDT (1,445 days ago) in Aquarius

168.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 22:01 EDT (1,445 days ago) in Aquarius

169.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,445 days ago) in Sagittarius

170.

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. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:03 EDT (1,445 days ago) in Capricornus

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Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Thu, 14 May 2020 (1,445 days ago) in Camelopardalis

172.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:54 EDT (1,447 days ago) in Capricornus

173.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:10 EDT (1,447 days ago) in Capricornus

174.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 06:09 EDT (1,447 days ago) in Sagittarius

175.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 05:40 EDT (1,447 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Mon, 11 May 2020 (1,448 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,449 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 00:48 EDT (1,449 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sat, 09 May 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,450 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (1,451 days ago) in Lyra