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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 06:54 EDT (2,183 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 (2,184 days ago) in Hercules

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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. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 at 12:34 EDT (2,184 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:07 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:03 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,186 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 (2,188 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 (2,189 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 (2,190 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 (2,190 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 (2,196 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 (2,197 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 (2,200 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 (2,200 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 (2,202 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 (2,202 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 (2,204 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 (2,204 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 (2,205 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 (2,205 days ago) in Aries