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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 May 2018 at 10:19 EDT (2,167 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 28 May 2018 (2,168 days ago) in Scorpius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 15:52 EDT (2,169 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,169 days ago) in Libra

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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. Mon, 21 May 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 20 May 2018 at 08:05 EDT (2,176 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 17:04 EDT (2,179 days ago) in Orion

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°49'. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 14:08 EDT (2,179 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 19:15 EDT (2,181 days ago) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 07:48 EDT (2,181 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 13:19 EDT (2,183 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. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 06:25 EDT (2,183 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 12 May 2018 (2,184 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Sat, 12 May 2018 at 17:00 EDT (2,184 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°46'. Fri, 11 May 2018 at 16:56 EDT (2,185 days ago) in Cetus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 10 May 2018 at 07:53 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Libra

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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. Tue, 08 May 2018 at 20:31 EDT (2,188 days ago) in Libra

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2018 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 May 2018 (2,188 days ago) in Lyra

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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. Mon, 07 May 2018 at 22:09 EDT (2,189 days ago) in Capricornus

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 May 2018 (2,190 days ago) in Aquarius