1.

Virginid meteor shower The Virginid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 11 Apr 2019 (13 days ago) in Pisces

2.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 15:07 EDT (13 days ago) in Gemini

3.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 12 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (13 days ago) in Aquarius

4.

136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 at 16:47 EDT (12 days ago) in Cetus

5.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass within 0°04' of each other. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 at 16:47 EDT (12 days ago) in Cancer

6.

NGC 5128 is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is well placed for observation. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 (12 days ago) in Centaurus

7.

Omega-Cen is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, omega Centauri is well placed for observation. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 (12 days ago) in Centaurus

8.

M51 is well placed The whirlpool galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) is well placed for observation. Sun, 14 Apr 2019 (11 days ago) in Canes Venatici

9.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is well placed for observation. Mon, 15 Apr 2019 at 21:22 EDT (10 days ago) in Bootes

10.

The Moon at perigee The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 18:06 EDT (9 days ago) in Leo

11.

M83 is well placed The southern pinwheel galaxy (M83, NGC 5236), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra is well placed for observation. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 (9 days ago) in Hydra

12.

M3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272) in Canes Venatici is well placed for observation. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 (8 days ago) in Canes Venatici

13.

Venus at aphelion Venus reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 22:26 EDT (8 days ago) in Pisces

14.

Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 at 07:13 EDT (6 days ago) in Virgo

15.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 22:06 EDT (4 days ago) in Scorpius

16.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 19:09 EDT (3 days ago) in Aries

17.

Lyrid meteor shower The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 (2 days ago) in Aries

18.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:35 EDT (2 days ago) in Ophiuchus

19.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 1°37' of each other. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:58 EDT (2 days ago) in Ophiuchus

20.

M101 is well placed The pinwheel galaxy (M101, NGC 5457) is well placed for observation. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 (2 days ago) in Ursa Major