41.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Russia, Oceania and Europe. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 at 12:26 PDT (1,425 days ago) in Ophiuchus

42.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 at 12:12 PDT (1,425 days ago) in Ophiuchus

43.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 at 09:28 PDT (1,426 days ago) in Gemini

44.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 (1,427 days ago) in Ophiuchus

45.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 at 10:38 PDT (1,427 days ago) in Taurus

46.

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. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 at 20:38 PDT (1,428 days ago) in Libra

47.

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. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 (1,429 days ago) in Hercules

48.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 (1,429 days ago) in Gemini

49.

Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°56'. Sun, 31 May 2020 at 13:51 PDT (1,430 days ago) in Aquarius

50.

Supernova SN2020llx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7140. Sat, 30 May 2020 (1,430 days ago)

51.

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. Fri, 29 May 2020 at 20:30 PDT (1,432 days ago) in Leo

52.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 29 May 2020 at 09:50 PDT (1,432 days ago) in Gemini

53.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 May 2020 (1,433 days ago) in Scorpius

54.

Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perihelion Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 27 May 2020 (1,434 days ago) in Pisces

55.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°46'. Sun, 24 May 2020 at 03:51 PDT (1,437 days ago) in Taurus

56.

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 19:41 PDT (1,438 days ago) in Taurus

57.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 10:40 PDT (1,439 days ago) in Taurus

58.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 00:52 PDT (1,439 days ago) in Taurus

59.

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 07:46 PDT (1,441 days ago) in Cetus

60.

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 00:44 PDT (1,443 days ago) in Cetus