161.

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 07:39 EDT (2,547 days ago) in Pisces

162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°54'. Fri, 03 May 2019 at 02:25 EDT (2,546 days ago) in Pisces

163.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 May 2019 at 18:46 EDT (2,545 days ago) in Aries

164.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2019 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2019 (2,543 days ago) in Aquarius

165.

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 19:34 EDT (2,542 days ago) in Taurus

166.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 20:20 EDT (2,542 days ago) in Taurus

167.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°22'. Wed, 08 May 2019 at 04:12 EDT (2,541 days ago) in Aries

168.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2019 (2,540 days ago) in Lyra

169.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 10 May 2019 at 22:14 EDT (2,539 days ago) in Cancer

170.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 11 May 2019 at 19:58 EDT (2,538 days ago) in Libra

171.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sat, 11 May 2019 at 21:12 EDT (2,538 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 (2,537 days ago) in Serpens Caput

173.

Supernova SN2019fck discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5243. Sun, 12 May 2019 (2,536 days ago)

174.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Mon, 13 May 2019 at 17:52 EDT (2,536 days ago) in Leo

175.

Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Asteroid 11 Parthenope makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 14 May 2019 at 07:58 EDT (2,535 days ago) in Libra

176.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°09'. Sat, 18 May 2019 at 04:12 EDT (2,531 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 17:11 EDT (2,531 days ago) in Libra

178.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 May 2019 at 07:58 EDT (2,529 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 12:52 EDT (2,529 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 13:18 EDT (2,529 days ago) in Ophiuchus