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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 16 May 2026 at 16:02 EDT (727 days away) in Aries

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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. Sun, 17 May 2026 at 09:43 EDT (728 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 06:27 EDT (729 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 10:31 EDT (729 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 21:50 EDT (729 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 18 May 2026 at 22:03 EDT (729 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°05'. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 08:37 EDT (731 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 20 May 2026 at 09:46 EDT (731 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Thu, 21 May 2026 at 12:00 EDT (732 days away) in Cancer

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 22 May 2026 at 10:17 EDT (733 days away) in Taurus

191.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island and Tokelau. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 03:17 EDT (734 days away) in Leo

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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. Sat, 23 May 2026 at 07:11 EDT (734 days away) in Leo

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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 28 May 2026 at 17:34 EDT (739 days away) in Scorpius

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Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.4) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 28 May 2026 (739 days away) in Scorpius

195.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 04:45 EDT (742 days away) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Australia, Chile and New Zealand amongst others. Sun, 31 May 2026 at 05:09 EDT (742 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 at 00:32 EDT (743 days away) 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, 01 Jun 2026 at 18:26 EDT (743 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 (744 days away) in Hercules

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Antarctica, South Africa and Chile amongst others. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 at 23:08 EDT (744 days away) in Sagittarius