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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:10 EDT (1,444 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 14:54 EDT (1,444 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:03 EDT (1,442 days ago) in Capricornus

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,442 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 22:01 EDT (1,442 days ago) in Aquarius

126.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 14 May 2020 at 23:51 EDT (1,442 days ago) in Aquarius

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Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2020 apparition. Fri, 15 May 2020 (1,441 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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Close approach of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn pass within 4°41' of each other. Mon, 18 May 2020 at 00:42 EDT (1,438 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 18 May 2020 at 03:44 EDT (1,438 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 20 May 2020 at 10:46 EDT (1,436 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 53'. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 03:52 EDT (1,434 days ago) in Taurus

132.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 22 May 2020 at 13:40 EDT (1,434 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Sat, 23 May 2020 at 22:41 EDT (1,433 days ago) in Taurus

134.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°46'. Sun, 24 May 2020 at 06:51 EDT (1,432 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin passes perihelion Comet 58P/Jackson-Neujmin makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 27 May 2020 (1,429 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 28 May 2020 (1,428 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 29 May 2020 at 12:50 EDT (1,427 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 29 May 2020 at 23:30 EDT (1,427 days ago) in Leo

139.

Supernova SN2020llx discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7140. Sat, 30 May 2020 (1,425 days ago)

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Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°56'. Sun, 31 May 2020 at 18:11 EDT (1,425 days ago) in Aquarius