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Full Moon at 10:09 UT. The full Moon of May is called the "Planting Moon" or "Milk Moon".
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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Mercury at superior conjunction at 4h UT (not visible). The elusive planet passes into the evening sky.
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Moon very near Antares at 19h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from S.E. Africa, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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Moon near Jupiter at 11h UT (morning sky).
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 12h UT. Active from April 19 to May 28. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 10-20 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the southern hemisphere.
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2007 (International Meteor Organization)
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Last Quarter Moon at 4:27 UT.
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Moon very near Uranus at 6h UT (morning sky). Mag. +5.9. Occultation visible from Eastern Newfoundland and Greenland.
• Occultation of Uranus (IOTA)
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Moon near Mars at 23h UT (morning sky). Mag. +0.9. Low in the east-southeast.
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 15h UT (359,392 km; 33.3').
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New Moon at 19:27 UT. Beginning of lunation 1044.
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Moon near Mercury at 24h UT (evening sky). Mag. -0.8.
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Moon near Venus at 2h UT (evening sky). Mag -4.2. A spectacular close pairing!
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Moon near Pollux at 20h UT (evening sky).
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 22h UT (evening sky).
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Moon very near Saturn at 20h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible Northern Africa, Europe, and Western Asia. Mag +0.5.
• Occultation of Saturn (IOTA)
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Moon very near Regulus at 17h UT (evening sky). Occultation visible from Northern Europe, Western and Central Asia. Mag. +1.3.
• Occultation of Regulus (IOTA)
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First Quarter Moon at 21:03 UT.
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance 405,460 km; angular size 29.5').
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Moon near Spica at 4h UT (evening sky).
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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