21.

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 (1,473 days ago) in Aquarius

22.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

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 (1,473 days ago) in Capricornus

24.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:54 EDT (1,475 days ago) in Capricornus

25.

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 (1,475 days ago) in Capricornus

26.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 06:09 EDT (1,475 days ago) in Sagittarius

27.

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 (1,475 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

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 (1,476 days ago) in Serpens Caput

29.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,477 days ago) in Capricornus

30.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 00:48 EDT (1,477 days ago) in Taurus

31.

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 (1,478 days ago) in Ophiuchus

32.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Lyra

33.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 07 May 2020 at 06:45 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Libra

34.

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, 05 May 2020 at 23:02 EDT (1,482 days ago) in Virgo

35.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,482 days ago) in Aquarius

36.

Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,482 days ago) in Camelopardalis

37.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 at 17:48 EDT (1,483 days ago) in Aries

38.

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. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,487 days ago) in Cancer

39.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 10:24 EDT (1,489 days ago) in Taurus

40.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°03'. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 11:23 EDT (1,491 days ago) in Taurus