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May 2021

The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.

3 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Moon at Last Quarter
4 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
5 Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
6 η-Aquariid meteor shower
8 η-Lyrid meteor shower
11 New Moon
M5 is well placed
12 Mercury at dichotomy
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
13 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
16 Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Close approach of the Moon and Mars
13 Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky
17 Mercury at greatest elongation east
19 Moon at First Quarter
26 Full Moon
Total lunar eclipse
28 M4 is well placed
29 Conjunction of Venus and Mercury
31 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

 

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