81.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 20 May 2018 at 08:05 EDT (2,177 days ago) in Cancer

82.

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 (2,180 days ago) in Orion

83.

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 (2,180 days ago) in Taurus

84.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 19:15 EDT (2,182 days ago) in Taurus

85.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 07:48 EDT (2,182 days ago) in Taurus

86.

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 (2,184 days ago) in Pisces

87.

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 (2,184 days ago) in Pisces

88.

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 (2,185 days ago) in Serpens Caput

89.

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 (2,185 days ago) in Aries

90.

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 (2,186 days ago) in Cetus

91.

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 (2,187 days ago) in Libra

92.

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 (2,189 days ago) in Libra

93.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2018 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 May 2018 (2,189 days ago) in Lyra

94.

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 (2,190 days ago) in Capricornus

95.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2018 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 06 May 2018 (2,191 days ago) in Aquarius

96.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 03:24 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Sagittarius

97.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 02:49 EDT (2,191 days ago) in Sagittarius

98.

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, 05 May 2018 at 20:34 EDT (2,192 days ago) in Sagittarius

99.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:16 EDT (2,193 days ago) in Sagittarius

100.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:14 EDT (2,193 days ago) in Sagittarius