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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 04:37 EDT (2,915 days ago) in Taurus

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 May 2016 (2,915 days ago) in Lyra

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 08:26 EDT (2,914 days ago) in Leo

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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 10:57 EDT (2,914 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 09 May 2016 at 11:06 EDT (2,914 days ago) in Aries

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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 (2,912 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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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. Fri, 13 May 2016 at 13:02 EDT (2,910 days ago) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 15 May 2016 at 04:21 EDT (2,908 days ago) in Leo

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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 05:32 EDT (2,908 days ago) in Leo

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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. Wed, 18 May 2016 at 18:06 EDT (2,905 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 19 May 2016 at 12:47 EDT (2,904 days ago) in Aries

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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 16:20 EDT (2,902 days ago) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 17:14 EDT (2,902 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 21 May 2016 at 18:22 EDT (2,902 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 07:10 EDT (2,901 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 17:34 EDT (2,901 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 22 May 2016 at 18:16 EDT (2,901 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. Mon, 23 May 2016 at 09:42 EDT (2,900 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Supernova SN2016coi discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 11868. Thu, 26 May 2016 (2,896 days ago)

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Supernova SN2016coj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4125. Fri, 27 May 2016 (2,895 days ago)