81.

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. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 20:22 EDT (23 days ago) in Aries

82.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Wed, 17 May 2023 at 21:36 EDT (23 days ago) in Aries

83.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 19 May 2023 at 11:54 EDT (21 days ago) in Taurus

84.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Tue, 23 May 2023 at 08:09 EDT (17 days ago) in Gemini

85.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 2°11' of each other. Tue, 23 May 2023 at 08:37 EDT (17 days ago) in Gemini

86.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°45'. Wed, 24 May 2023 at 13:33 EDT (16 days ago) in Cancer

87.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 3°39' of each other. Wed, 24 May 2023 at 15:19 EDT (16 days ago) in Cancer

88.

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. Thu, 25 May 2023 at 21:38 EDT (15 days ago) in Leo

89.

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, 27 May 2023 at 11:22 EDT (13 days ago) in Leo

90.

Messier 4 is well placed The globular cluster M4 (NGC 6121; mag 5.6) in Scorpius culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 28 May 2023 (12 days ago) in Scorpius

91.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 29 May 2023 at 03:44 EDT (11 days ago) in Aries

92.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 May 2023 at 15:30 EDT (10 days ago) in Cancer

93.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass within 10' of each other. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 at 19:06 EDT (7 days ago) in Cancer

94.

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. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 (7 days ago) in Hercules

95.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and Chile amongst others. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 at 05:56 EDT (6 days ago) in Scorpius

96.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.7) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 (6 days ago) in Ophiuchus

97.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 at 22:56 EDT (6 days ago) in Cancer

98.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 03 Jun 2023 at 23:41 EDT (6 days ago) in Scorpius

99.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°54'. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 at 00:34 EDT (5 days ago) in Aries

100.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 at 02:02 EDT (5 days ago) in Aries