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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 03:33 PDT (13 days ago) in Aquarius

2.

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) passes perihelion Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 (13 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (13 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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 (13 days ago) in Libra

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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 (12 days ago) in Crux

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Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) passes perigee Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 (11 days ago) in Pisces

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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 (11 days ago) in Scorpius

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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 (10 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 (9 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 (8 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 (8 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 (4 days ago) in Pisces

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (4 days ago) in Centaurus

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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 (4 days ago) 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 (3 days ago) in Pisces

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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 (3 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 22:34 PDT (3 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 12:11 PDT (2 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 17:46 PDT (2 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°14'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 23:08 PDT (2 days ago) in Cetus