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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. Mon, 21 May 2018 at 23:49 EDT (2,181 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 27 May 2018 at 15:52 EDT (2,175 days ago) in Libra

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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. Mon, 28 May 2018 (2,174 days ago) in Scorpius

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 29 May 2018 at 10:19 EDT (2,173 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 04:24 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:03 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 31 May 2018 at 21:07 EDT (2,171 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 at 12:34 EDT (2,169 days ago) in Sagittarius

210.

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. Sat, 02 Jun 2018 (2,169 days ago) in Hercules

211.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 06:54 EDT (2,168 days ago) in Capricornus

212.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 at 07:59 EDT (2,168 days ago) in Capricornus

213.

Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 03 Jun 2018 (2,168 days ago) in Ophiuchus

214.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 05 Jun 2018 at 22:08 EDT (2,166 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 (2,165 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 06:45 EDT (2,165 days ago) in Taurus

217.

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. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 at 14:32 EDT (2,165 days ago) in Aquarius

218.

Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 (2,165 days ago) in Ophiuchus

219.

Messier 62 is well placed The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 07 Jun 2018 (2,164 days ago) in Ophiuchus

220.

Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2018 The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 (2,161 days ago) in Aries