41.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'. Fri, 03 May 2024 at 18:31 EDT (10 hours away) in Aquarius

42.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 03 May 2024 at 19:10 EDT (10 hours away) in Aquarius

43.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Fri, 03 May 2024 at 19:10 EDT (10 hours away) in Aquarius

44.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Sat, 04 May 2024 at 15:08 EDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces

45.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Lord Howe Island amongst others. Sat, 04 May 2024 at 15:08 EDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces

46.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 04 May 2024 at 22:16 EDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles amongst others. Sat, 04 May 2024 at 22:16 EDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces

48.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 11'. Sat, 04 May 2024 at 22:25 EDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces

49.

Comet 479P/Elenin passes perihelion Comet 479P/Elenin makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 05 May 2024 (2 days away) in Hydra

50.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2024 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 05 May 2024 (2 days away) in Aquarius

51.

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, 05 May 2024 at 18:04 EDT (2 days away) in Pisces

52.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°49'. Mon, 06 May 2024 at 04:25 EDT (3 days away) in Pisces

53.

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. Mon, 06 May 2024 at 04:34 EDT (3 days away) in Pisces

54.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 07 May 2024 at 23:23 EDT (4 days away) in Aries

55.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2024 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2024 (5 days away) in Lyra

56.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2024 at 07:08 EDT (5 days away) in Pisces

57.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 09 May 2024 at 15:43 EDT (6 days away) in Pisces

58.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 10 May 2024 at 10:43 EDT (7 days away) in Taurus

59.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 11 May 2024 (8 days away) in Serpens Caput

60.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Mon, 13 May 2024 at 05:04 EDT (10 days away) in Aries