61.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Sun, 27 Apr 2025 at 09:17 PDT (68 days ago) in Aries

62.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 27 Apr 2025 at 12:32 PDT (68 days ago) in Aries

63.

Close approach of Venus, Saturn and Neptune Venus, Saturn and Neptune pass within 3°42' of one another. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 at 15:55 PDT (67 days ago) in Pisces

64.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 at 19:23 PDT (67 days ago) in Pisces

65.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 at 00:05 PDT (66 days ago) in Taurus

66.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 at 09:54 PDT (65 days ago) in Taurus

67.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°23'. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 at 10:35 PDT (65 days ago) in Taurus

68.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea amongst others. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 at 12:38 PDT (65 days ago) in Taurus

69.

Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'. Thu, 01 May 2025 at 09:54 PDT (64 days ago) in Aquarius

70.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 02 May 2025 at 04:58 PDT (63 days ago) in Libra

71.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°04'. Sat, 03 May 2025 at 16:12 PDT (62 days ago) in Cancer

72.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 03 May 2025 at 17:26 PDT (62 days ago) in Cancer

73.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sat, 03 May 2025 at 19:50 PDT (62 days ago) in Pisces

74.

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. Sun, 04 May 2025 at 06:52 PDT (61 days ago) in Cancer

75.

Close approach of Mars and M44 Mars and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 05 May 2025 at 06:44 PDT (60 days ago) in Cancer

76.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2025 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 05 May 2025 (59 days ago) in Aquarius

77.

Equinox on Saturn Saturn's seasons are changing, making its rings appear edge-on from the Earth. Mon, 05 May 2025 at 23:09 PDT (60 days ago) in Pisces

78.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2025 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 May 2025 (57 days ago) in Lyra

79.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 09 May 2025 at 00:10 PDT (56 days ago) in Libra

80.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°39'. Fri, 09 May 2025 at 06:31 PDT (56 days ago) in Cetus