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2
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Mercury 2° from the Pleiades at 23h UT (17° from Sun, evening sky).
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3
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Saturn 2.2° from Regulus at 22h UT (evening sky). Mags +0.6 and +1.4. This is the nearest Saturn will be to Regulus.
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5
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New Moon at 12:18 UT. Start of lunation 1056.
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5
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 18h UT. Active from April 19 to May 28. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 10-20 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere.
• Meteor Shower Calendar 2008 (IMO)
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6
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Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 3h UT (357,771 km; 33.4').
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6
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Moon near the Pleiades at 11h UT (evening sky).
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10
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Moon near Pollux at 1h UT (evening sky).
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10
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Moon very near Mars at 14h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.3. Occultation visible from southwest Asia, northern Africa, and Europe (daytime).
• Occultation of Mars (IOTA)
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11
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Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 2h UT (evening sky).
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12
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First Quarter Moon at 3:47 UT.
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12
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Moon near Regulus at 19h UT (evening sky).
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12
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Moon near Saturn at 22h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.6.
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14
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Mercury at greatest elongation, 22° east from Sun (evening sky) at 4h UT. Mag. +0.5, low in the west-northwest 45 minutes after sunset.
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17
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Moon near Spica at 3h UT (evening sky).
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20
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Full Moon at 2:11 UT. The full Moon of May is called the "Planting Moon" or "Milk Moon".
• Full Moon Names (Wikipedia)
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20
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Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance 406,403 km; angular size 29.4').
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20
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Moon very near Antares at 23h UT (morning sky). Occultation visible from eastern South America and southern Africa.
• Occultation of Antares (IOTA)
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23
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Mars 0.28° from Beehive cluster (M44) at 13h UT (evening sky).
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24
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Moon near Jupiter at 12h UT (morning sky). Mag. -2.5.
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28
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Last Quarter Moon at 2:57 UT.
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All times Universal Time (UT). USA Eastern Summer Time = UT - 4 hours.
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