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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. Wed, 01 May 2019 at 23:08 PDT (2,260 days ago) in Cetus

162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 04:39 PDT (2,259 days ago) in Pisces

163.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°54'. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 23:25 PDT (2,259 days ago) in Pisces

164.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 May 2019 at 15:46 PDT (2,257 days ago) in Aries

165.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2019 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2019 (2,255 days ago) in Aquarius

166.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 16:34 PDT (2,254 days ago) in Taurus

167.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 17:20 PDT (2,254 days ago) in Taurus

168.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Wed, 08 May 2019 at 01:12 PDT (2,253 days ago) in Aries

169.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2019 (2,252 days ago) in Lyra

170.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 May 2019 at 19:14 PDT (2,251 days ago) in Cancer

171.

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, 11 May 2019 at 18:12 PDT (2,250 days ago) in Leo

172.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 12 May 2019 (2,249 days ago) in Serpens Caput

173.

Supernova SN2019fck discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5243. Sun, 12 May 2019 (2,248 days ago)

174.

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. Mon, 13 May 2019 at 14:52 PDT (2,248 days ago) in Leo

175.

Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 14 May 2019 at 19:22 PDT (2,247 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Sat, 18 May 2019 at 01:12 PDT (2,243 days ago) in Aries

177.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 18 May 2019 at 14:11 PDT (2,243 days ago) in Libra

178.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 May 2019 at 07:22 PDT (2,241 days ago) in Libra

179.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Mon, 20 May 2019 at 09:52 PDT (2,241 days ago) in Ophiuchus

180.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 20 May 2019 at 10:18 PDT (2,241 days ago) in Ophiuchus