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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 22 May 2019 at 18:16 EDT (1,800 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and Australia amongst others. Wed, 22 May 2019 at 18:16 EDT (1,800 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2019fya discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7549. Thu, 23 May 2019 (1,798 days ago)

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 24 May 2019 at 03:48 EDT (1,798 days ago) in Taurus

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Supernova AT2019gcm discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 1008. Fri, 24 May 2019 (1,797 days ago)

226.

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. Sun, 26 May 2019 at 09:27 EDT (1,796 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 26 May 2019 at 12:34 EDT (1,796 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 28 May 2019 (1,794 days ago) in Scorpius

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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 29 May 2019 at 13:26 EDT (1,793 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 at 14:13 EDT (1,790 days ago) in Aries

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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. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 at 16:56 EDT (1,790 days ago) in Aries

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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. Sun, 02 Jun 2019 (1,789 days ago) in Hercules

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 at 06:03 EDT (1,788 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 12 is well placed The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 (1,788 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°39'. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 at 11:40 EDT (1,787 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 at 11:04 EDT (1,786 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°35'. Wed, 05 Jun 2019 at 11:04 EDT (1,786 days ago) in Gemini

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Messier 10 is well placed The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 (1,785 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Jun 2019 at 04:01 EDT (1,784 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Fri, 07 Jun 2019 at 19:15 EDT (1,784 days ago) in Cancer