81.

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, 29 Apr 2016 at 20:29 PDT (2,920 days ago) in Aquarius

82.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2016 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 05 May 2016 (2,914 days ago) in Aquarius

83.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. Sun, 08 May 2016 at 01:37 PDT (2,911 days ago) in Taurus

84.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 May 2016 (2,911 days ago) in Lyra

85.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 05:26 PDT (2,910 days ago) in Leo

86.

Transit of Mercury Mercury will pass in front of the Sun, creating a transit visible from the Americas, Africa, north-western Russia, Europe, Asia and Alaska. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 07:57 PDT (2,910 days ago) in Aries

87.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 11 May 2016 (2,908 days ago) in Serpens Caput

88.

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, 13 May 2016 at 10:02 PDT (2,906 days ago) in Leo

89.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 01:21 PDT (2,904 days ago) in Leo

90.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 02:32 PDT (2,904 days ago) in Leo

91.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°01'. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 13:20 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Scorpius

92.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 14:14 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Libra

93.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 15:22 PDT (2,898 days ago) in Scorpius

94.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 04:10 PDT (2,897 days ago) in Scorpius

95.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°12'. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 14:34 PDT (2,897 days ago) in Ophiuchus

96.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 15:16 PDT (2,897 days ago) in Ophiuchus

97.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 May 2016 (2,891 days ago) in Scorpius

98.

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. Sun, 29 May 2016 at 05:12 PDT (2,890 days ago) in Aquarius

99.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Mon, 30 May 2016 at 14:29 PDT (2,889 days ago) in Libra

100.

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. Wed, 01 Jun 2016 (2,887 days ago) in Hercules