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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 08 May 2028 (1,475 days away) in Taurus

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2028 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 May 2028 (1,475 days away) in Lyra

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 08 May 2028 at 15:48 EDT (1,475 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 09 May 2028 at 03:26 EDT (1,476 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Mexico. Wed, 10 May 2028 at 04:55 EDT (1,477 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 10 May 2028 at 21:53 EDT (1,477 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Comet 96P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 96P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 11 May 2028 (1,478 days away) in Taurus

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Mars at apogee Mars reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 11 May 2028 at 16:52 EDT (1,478 days away) 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. Thu, 11 May 2028 (1,478 days away) in Serpens Caput

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 12 May 2028 at 10:22 EDT (1,479 days away) in Serpens Caput

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 13 May 2028 at 16:08 EDT (1,480 days away) in Leo

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Tue, 16 May 2028 at 06:43 EDT (1,483 days away) in Capricornus

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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, 17 May 2028 at 05:54 EDT (1,484 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Mon, 22 May 2028 at 03:56 EDT (1,489 days away) in Aries

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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. Mon, 22 May 2028 at 04:55 EDT (1,489 days away) 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 4°59'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 03:41 EDT (1,490 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°28'. Tue, 23 May 2028 at 21:44 EDT (1,490 days away) in Taurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 24 May 2028 at 04:17 EDT (1,491 days away) in Taurus

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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. Sun, 28 May 2028 (1,495 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Tue, 30 May 2028 at 18:38 EDT (1,497 days away) in Taurus