May 2017 Sky
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- On April 30, 2017
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- Aldebaran, Antares, Aquarid meteor shower, Beehive cluster, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Regulus, Saturn, Spica, Venus
May 2017 Sky
| 2 | Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 18h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 3 | First Quarter Moon at 2:47 UT. |
| 4 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 10h UT. Occultation visible from Australia and New Zealand. • Occultation of Regulus (IOTA) |
| 5 | Mars 6.2° N of Aldebaran (24° from Sun, evening sky) at 22h UT. Mags. 1.6 and 0.8. |
| 6 | Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks at 2h UT. Most active for 7 days around this date. Associated with Comet Halley. Very fast, bright meteors, up to 30 per hour. Favors skywatchers in the tropics and southern hemisphere observing a few hours before dawn. • The Eta Aquarids (Gary Kronk) • Meteor Shower Calendar (American Meteor Society) |
| 7 | Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 23h UT. Mag. −2.4. |
| 8 | Moon near Spica (evening sky) at 17h UT. |
| 10 | Full Moon at 21:43 UT. |
| 12 | Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 13h UT. |
| 12 | Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT (distance 406,210 km; angular size 29.4′). |
| 13 | Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.2. |
| 17 | Mercury at greatest elongation west (26° from Sun, morning sky) at 23h UT. Mag. 0.6. |
| 19 | Last Quarter Moon at 0:34 UT. |
| 20 | Moon near Neptune (75° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT. Occultation visible from the South Atlantic Ocean. Mag. 7.9. |
| 22 | Moon near Venus (morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. −4.4. |
| 24 | Moon near Mercury (25° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. 0.2. |
| 25 | New Moon at 19:45 UT. Start of lunation 1168. • Lunation Number (Wikipedia) |
| 26 | Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 1:20 UT (357,207 km; angular size 33.5′). |
| 27 | Moon near Mars (18° from Sun, evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. 1.7. |
| 30 | Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 1h UT. • Beehive Cluster (Wikipedia) • M44: The Beehive Cluster (APOD) |
| 31 | Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 17h UT. Occultation visible from central Africa and Madagascar. • Occultation of Regulus (IOTA) |
| May 2017 Sky All times Universal Time (UT). | |
