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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 03 Apr 2017 at 14:39 EDT (2,644 days ago) in Gemini

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 (2,646 days ago) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Japan and North Korea amongst others. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 05:08 EDT (2,646 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 02:00 EDT (2,646 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 (2,646 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 01:30 EDT (2,646 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,648 days ago) in Aries

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 08:32 EDT (2,648 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 01:39 EDT (2,648 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°35'. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 at 03:15 EDT (2,649 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 22:58 EDT (2,651 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 01:57 EDT (2,651 days ago) in Pisces

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Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 25 Mar 2017 at 06:12 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Pisces

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 25 Mar 2017 at 05:41 EDT (2,653 days ago) in Aquarius

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136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 23 Mar 2017 at 10:14 EDT (2,655 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 23 Mar 2017 at 10:07 EDT (2,655 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 11:58 EDT (2,658 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 06:53 EDT (2,658 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°26'. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 06:28 EDT (2,658 days ago) in Sagittarius

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March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 at 06:25 EDT (2,658 days ago) in Pisces