Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

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  • Bright Moon Approaches Spica (all night)

    When the sky darkens on Friday evening, May 9 in the Americas, Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, will appear a short distance to the moon’s lower left – close…

  • Full Milk Moon (at 16:56 GMT)

    The moon will reach its full phase on Monday, May 12 at 12:56 p.m. EDT, 9:56 a.m. PDT, or 16:56 GMT. In the Americas, the moon will appear to be…

  • Bright Moon Covers Antares (overnight)

    When the still very full moon rises over the southeastern horizon in mid-evening on Tuesday, May 13, it will be positioned very close to the very bright, reddish star Antares,…

  • Catch the Colors of Stars (all night)

    Stars shine with a color that is controlled by their surface (or photospheric) temperature, and this is captured in their spectral classification. In mid-May every year, the three bright stars…

  • Third Quarter Moon (at 11:59 GMT)

    The moon will reach its third quarter phase on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:59 a.m. EDT, 4:59 a.m. PDT, and 11:59 GMT. Third quarter moons always rise around midnight in…