141.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 1°41' of each other. Fri, 04 May 2018 at 16:18 EDT (381 days ago) in Sagittarius

142.

η–Aquarid meteor shower The η–Aquarid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 May 2018 (379 days ago) in Aries

143.

The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sat, 05 May 2018 at 20:36 EDT (380 days ago) in Sagittarius

144.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 2°43' of each other. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 02:50 EDT (379 days ago) in Sagittarius

145.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Sun, 06 May 2018 at 03:26 EDT (379 days ago) in Sagittarius

146.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Mon, 07 May 2018 at 22:10 EDT (378 days ago) in Capricornus

147.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia is well placed for observation. Tue, 08 May 2018 at 15:11 EDT (377 days ago) in Centaurus

148.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter is well placed for observation. Tue, 08 May 2018 at 20:28 EDT (377 days ago) in Libra

149.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°46'. Fri, 11 May 2018 at 12:56 EDT (374 days ago) in Cetus

150.

M5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904) in Serpens is well placed for observation. Fri, 11 May 2018 (374 days ago) in Serpens Caput

151.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Sat, 12 May 2018 at 16:59 EDT (373 days ago) in Aries

152.

α–Scorpiid meteor shower The α–Scorpiid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 12 May 2018 (372 days ago) in Aries

153.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 06:26 EDT (372 days ago) in Pisces

154.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Sun, 13 May 2018 at 13:21 EDT (372 days ago) in Pisces

155.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 07:49 EDT (370 days ago) in Taurus

156.

Venus at perihelion Venus reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2018 at 18:55 EDT (370 days ago) in Taurus

157.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°49'. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 14:10 EDT (368 days ago) in Taurus

158.

The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 17 May 2018 at 17:06 EDT (368 days ago) in Orion

159.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 1°20' of each other. Sun, 20 May 2018 at 08:06 EDT (365 days ago) in Cancer

160.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Mon, 21 May 2018 at 23:50 EDT (364 days ago) in Leo