Moon will be highly illuminated when it rises in a pas de deux with the brightest star in Scorpius
We are now well into May, and the moon is full and heading for a conjunction with the beautiful red jewel of Antares.
From London, this is a really close conjunction – the chart shows the view looking south-east on 23 May 2024 at 22:00BST. The moon’s visible surface will be 99.5% illuminated, and will rise virtually coincident with Antares.
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