Note: these are calculated for geocentric viewing.
Depending upon your location, there may a fair parallax shift for the listed lunar appluse events.
Mon 5_________Antares 0.6°S of Moon
Thu 8_________Venus 5.4°N of Moon
Thu 8_________Mars 4.2°N of Moon
Sat 10 ________New Moon
Sun 11 ________Moon Perigee at 358,088 km.
Thu 15________Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Sat 17 ________First Quarter Moon
Sat 17 ________Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
Wed 21 _______Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Thu 22 _______Beehive 3.4°S of Moon
Sat 24 ________Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
Sat 24 ________Full Moon
Mon 26 _______Moon Apogee at 406,316 km.
Wed 28 _______Mercury in Superior Conjunction
Thu 29 _______Spica 1.5°S of Moon
Thu 29________Saturn in Conjunction with the Sun
Source: Telescopius
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