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The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Fri, 04 May 2018
16:18 EDT
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

Wed, 02 May 2018
13:54 EDT
The Moon at aphelion

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Mon, 30 Apr 2018
15:17 EDT
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Mon, 30 Apr 2018
13:16 EDT
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

Sun, 29 Apr 2018
21:00 EDT
Full Moon

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Sun, 29 Apr 2018
11:06 EDT
Mercury at greatest elongation west

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Wed, 25 Apr 2018
19:47 EDT
Conjunction of Mars and Pluto

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Mon, 23 Apr 2018
06:37 EDT
Mercury at aphelion

© Jacek Halicki 2016. Perseid meteor seen in 2016 from Poland.

Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Lyrid meteor shower

Sun, 22 Apr 2018
17:47 EDT
Moon at First Quarter

© NASA/Dawn 2015

Sat, 21 Apr 2018
20:19 EDT
1 Ceres at perihelion

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Sat, 21 Apr 2018
M101 is well placed

Fri, 20 Apr 2018
10:42 EDT
The Moon at perigee

© NASA/Voyager 2

Wed, 18 Apr 2018
10:03 EDT
Uranus at solar conjunction

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Tue, 17 Apr 2018
15:29 EDT
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

© NASA/Cassini

Tue, 17 Apr 2018
07:32 EDT
Saturn at aphelion

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Mon, 16 Apr 2018
M3 is well placed

Sun, 15 Apr 2018
21:58 EDT
New Moon

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Sun, 15 Apr 2018
M83 is well placed

© Mike Brown et al., CalTech and Keck Observatory

Sat, 14 Apr 2018
13:58 EDT
136108 Haumea at opposition

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Sat, 14 Apr 2018
05:24 EDT
Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Fri, 13 Apr 2018
M51 is well placed

© NASA/Hubble Space Telescope

Fri, 13 Apr 2018
05:36 EDT
136199 Eris at solar conjunction

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The sky on 23 April 2018
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06:21
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7-day old moon
Waxing Gibbous

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Mercury 05:27 11:33 17:39
Venus 07:34 14:48 22:01
Moon 13:27 20:24 02:36
Mars 01:46 06:29 11:12
Jupiter 21:04 02:16 07:24
Saturn 00:56 05:42 10:28
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