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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 30 Apr 2031 at 12:53 EDT (1,719 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 May 2031 at 13:40 EDT (1,721 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at opposition Mars is optimally positioned for observation, appearing at its closest, brightest and largest. Sun, 04 May 2031 at 07:57 EDT (1,723 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 May 2031 (1,723 days away) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mon, 05 May 2031 at 10:31 EDT (1,724 days away) in Virgo

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2031 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 May 2031 (1,725 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 18:10 EDT (1,725 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 18:49 EDT (1,725 days away) in Libra

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 22:47 EDT (1,725 days away) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 23:39 EDT (1,725 days away) in Libra

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, Africa and Europe. Tue, 06 May 2031 at 23:52 EDT (1,725 days away) in Libra

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 07 May 2031 (1,726 days away) in Gemini

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Antarctica and New Zealand amongst others. Thu, 08 May 2031 at 04:01 EDT (1,727 days away) in Scorpius

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Thu, 08 May 2031 at 17:24 EDT (1,727 days away) in Ophiuchus

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 09 May 2031 (1,728 days away) in Lyra

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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. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 03:34 EDT (1,728 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 19:29 EDT (1,728 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Fri, 09 May 2031 at 19:42 EDT (1,728 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 11 May 2031 at 23:43 EDT (1,730 days away) in Libra

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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. Mon, 12 May 2031 (1,731 days away) in Serpens Caput