461.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 05:18 EDT (47 days ago) in Cancer

462.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, the Contiguous United States, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 21:27 EDT (46 days ago) in Leo

463.

Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) passes perigee Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 26 Apr 2026 (45 days ago) in Cetus

464.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 01 May 2026 at 13:23 EDT (40 days ago) in Libra

465.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°14'. Sat, 02 May 2026 at 07:40 EDT (39 days ago) in Cetus

466.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Sun, 03 May 2026 at 22:55 EDT (38 days ago) in Scorpius

467.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 05:34 EDT (37 days ago) in Scorpius

468.

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, 04 May 2026 at 18:30 EDT (37 days ago) in Ophiuchus

469.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2026 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 May 2026 (35 days ago) in Aquarius

470.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Bouvet Island. Wed, 06 May 2026 at 16:56 EDT (35 days ago) in Sagittarius

471.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2026 (33 days ago) in Lyra

472.

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. Sat, 09 May 2026 at 17:11 EDT (32 days ago) in Capricornus

473.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 12 May 2026 (29 days ago) in Serpens Caput

474.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 13 May 2026 at 13:32 EDT (28 days ago) in Cetus

475.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°41'. Wed, 13 May 2026 at 17:58 EDT (28 days ago) in Cetus

476.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 10:30 EDT (27 days ago) in Aries

477.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°09'. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 20:45 EDT (27 days ago) in Pisces

478.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 21:06 EDT (27 days ago) in Pisces

479.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 22:31 EDT (27 days ago) in Taurus

480.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 14 May 2026 at 23:01 EDT (27 days ago) in Taurus