Thursday May 14 to Thursday May 21

The New Moon is Sunday May 17. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a line. On the 14th the crescent Moon is near Saturn, then on then 15th it is near Mars. Venus climbs higher in the evening twilight and is close to the thin crescent Moon on the 19th. Jupiter dominates the north-western sky and is close to the crescent Moon on the 20th. Comet C/2025 R3 PANSTARS is fading but is still visible in binoculars. The New Moon is Sunday May 17. The Moon is also at perigee, when it is closest to Earth.Eastern horizon on the morning of Thursday, May 14 as seen from Adelaide at 6:04 ACST (60 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen). Saturn, and Mars form a line in the twilight. The crescent Moon is close to Saturn, forming a triangle with Mars. The following morning the thin crescent Moon is close to Mars. Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at roughly the equivalent local time (60 minutes before sunrise). Western sky on the evening of Tuesday, May 19 as seen from Adelaide at…