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136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake is optimally positioned for observation. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 04:15 PDT (12 days ago) in Coma Berenices

2.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 (12 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 19:11 PDT (12 days ago) in Virgo

4.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 11:48 PDT (10 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 15:17 PDT (10 days ago) in Aquarius

6.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 03:33 PDT (9 days ago) in Aquarius

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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) passes perihelion Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 (9 days ago) in Pisces

8.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 (9 days ago) in Canes Venatici

9.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 22:23 PDT (9 days ago) in Libra

10.

The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 (8 days ago) in Crux

11.

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) passes perigee Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 (7 days ago) in Pisces

12.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, French Southern Territories and Mauritius amongst others. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 at 12:54 PDT (7 days ago) in Scorpius

13.

The Moon at apogee The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 at 01:30 PDT (6 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°35'. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 at 06:03 PDT (5 days ago) in Cetus

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 at 06:49 PDT (4 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 at 21:52 PDT (4 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 20'. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 02:59 PDT (19 minutes away) in Pisces

18.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (Today) in Centaurus

19.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (Today) in Centaurus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 14:52 PDT (Tomorrow) in Pisces