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136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 28 Apr 2030 at 01:05 EDT (2,171 days away) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°51'. Sun, 28 Apr 2030 at 20:17 EDT (2,171 days away) in Pisces

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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, 29 Apr 2030 at 21:46 EDT (2,172 days away) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 02 May 2030 at 10:13 EDT (2,175 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 16:38 EDT (2,176 days away) in Taurus

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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. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,176 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory. Sun, 05 May 2030 at 08:13 EDT (2,178 days away) in Taurus

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2030 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2030 (2,179 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2030 at 18:05 EDT (2,181 days away) in Pisces

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2030 (2,181 days away) in Lyra

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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. Fri, 10 May 2030 at 13:11 EDT (2,183 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 16:43 EDT (2,185 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 17' of each other. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 19:13 EDT (2,185 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 12 May 2030 (2,185 days away) in Serpens Caput

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 07:25 EDT (2,186 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°54'. Mon, 13 May 2030 at 19:43 EDT (2,186 days away) in Cetus

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 11:41 EDT (2,187 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Tue, 14 May 2030 at 18:39 EDT (2,187 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 00:56 EDT (2,190 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°22'. Fri, 17 May 2030 at 01:51 EDT (2,190 days away) in Libra