The phenomena of the month : May 2018
Times are given in standard time for SCARBOROUGH (0° 25' 5" W, 54° 16' 30" N, zone 0 UT).

Date Hour Description of the phenomenon
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2018 05 02 00:15 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 03 02:12 Opposition of the asteroid 39 Laetitia with the Sun (dist. to the Sun = 3.004 AU; magn. = 10.3)
2018 05 04 09:48 Minimum of the variable star beta Lyrae
2018 05 04 21:04 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 04 23:15 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei
2018 05 06 00:35 Moon at apogee (geocentric dist. = 404457 km)
2018 05 06 03:29 Meteor shower : Eta Aquarids (50 meteors/hour at zenith; duration = 38.0 days)
2018 05 07 14:46 Maximum of the variable star eta Aquilae
2018 05 07 17:53 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 08 02:09 LAST QUARTER OF THE MOON
2018 05 08 02:33 Beginning of occultation of 32-iota Cap (magn. = 4.28)
2018 05 08 02:53 End of occultation of 32-iota Cap (magn. = 4.28)
2018 05 08 11:45 Opposition of the asteroid 15 Eunomia with the Sun (dist. to the Sun = 3.110 AU; magn. = 9.8)
2018 05 08 17:42 Meteor shower : Eta Lyrids (3 meteors/hour at zenith; duration = 11.0 days)
2018 05 09 00:40 OPPOSITION of Jupiter with the Sun
2018 05 10 07:50 Opposition of the asteroid 16 Psyche with the Sun (dist. to the Sun = 3.245 AU; magn. = 10.4)
2018 05 10 08:02 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei
2018 05 10 14:22 Maximum of the variable star zeta Gemini
2018 05 10 14:42 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 13 11:31 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 13 11:59 Close encounter between Mercury and Uranus (topocentric dist. centre to centre = 2.2°)
2018 05 14 18:59 Maximum of the variable star eta Aquilae
2018 05 15 04:13 Close encounter between Saturn and M 22 (topocentric dist. centre to centre = 1.6°)
2018 05 15 11:48 NEW MOON
2018 05 15 16:49 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei
2018 05 15 23:00 Venus at its perihelion (distance to the Sun = 0.71842 AU)
2018 05 16 08:20 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 17 08:22 Minimum of the variable star beta Lyrae
2018 05 17 21:06 Moon at perigee (geocentric dist. = 363776 km)
2018 05 19 03:34 Comet 66P du Toit at its perihelion (dist. to the Sun = 1.290 AU; magn. = 12.8)
2018 05 19 05:09 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 19 07:23 Opposition of the asteroid 13 Egeria with the Sun (dist. to the Sun = 2.652 AU; magn. = 10.2)
2018 05 20 17:59 Maximum of the variable star zeta Gemini
2018 05 21 01:36 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei
2018 05 21 09:59 Close encounter between Venus and M 35 (topocentric dist. centre to centre = 0.7°)
2018 05 21 23:13 Maximum of the variable star eta Aquilae
2018 05 22 01:58 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 22 03:49 FIRST QUARTER OF THE MOON
2018 05 24 22:47 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 26 10:24 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei
2018 05 27 19:35 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 29 01:33 Beginning of occultation of 49 Lib (magn. = 5.47)
2018 05 29 02:04 End of occultation of 49 Lib (magn. = 5.47)
2018 05 29 03:27 Maximum of the variable star eta Aquilae
2018 05 29 14:20 FULL MOON
2018 05 30 06:56 Minimum of the variable star beta Lyrae
2018 05 30 16:24 Minimum of the variable star Algol (beta Persei)
2018 05 30 21:36 Maximum of the variable star zeta Gemini
2018 05 31 19:11 Maximum of the variable star delta Cephei