Top astronomy events for May 2025

This May brings us a meteor shower visible around the world and a planetary alignment with our moon. Mark these events down on your calendar!

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00:00The first full week of May begins with a parade of shooting stars with the peak of the

00:10Eta Aquarian meteor shower on the night of the 5th and 6th. It is the best meteor shower of

00:16the year in the southern hemisphere with 40 to 60 meteors per hour. For people living in the

00:21northern hemisphere, the Eta Aquarians could produce up to 30 meteors per hour. April showers

00:26bring May flowers or in this case the flower moon on the night of May 12th. At this time of year,

00:33plants and flowers are in full bloom across North America. Celebrate spring's full bloom under a

00:38moonlit sky. We wrap up with another planetary alignment just before the start of Memorial Day

00:45weekend. Catch the moon pairing up with Venus and Saturn before dawn on May 23rd. The moon will

00:51appear between the planets and no telescope is required to observe the alignment.

00:56Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Jeff Cornish.