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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. Sat, 18 May 2013 at 00:35 EDT (4,003 days ago) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands amongst others. Wed, 22 May 2013 at 06:52 EDT (3,999 days ago) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 04:05 EDT (3,998 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 05:32 EDT (3,998 days ago) in Virgo

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 23 May 2013 at 22:22 EDT (3,998 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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May Naked Astronomy podcast released We talk to astronomers who study the environments around black holes, ask what we can learn from a meteor which hit the Moon in March, and find out how spacecraft can navigate their way through the solar system. Like this podcast? Please help us by Fri, 24 May 2013 (3,996 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Grenada, Navassa Island, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Fri, 24 May 2013 at 23:08 EDT (3,997 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Fri, 24 May 2013 at 23:56 EDT (3,997 days ago) in Taurus

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 00:10 EDT (3,996 days ago) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 00:24 EDT (3,996 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Sat, 25 May 2013 at 21:43 EDT (3,996 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 26 May 2013 at 06:25 EDT (3,995 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Mon, 27 May 2013 at 05:49 EDT (3,994 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Tue, 28 May 2013 at 16:41 EDT (3,993 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 31 May 2013 at 14:58 EDT (3,990 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 04 Jun 2013 at 18:42 EDT (3,986 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 at 13:08 EDT (3,984 days ago) in Gemini

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Supernova SN2013df discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4414. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 (3,983 days ago)

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Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 at 03:34 EDT (3,983 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 at 06:40 EDT (3,983 days ago) in Taurus