1981.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 01:24 EDT (1,539 days ago) in Capricornus

1982.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 00:33 EDT (1,539 days ago) in Capricornus

1983.

Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 7.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 (1,540 days ago) in Hydra

1984.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:59 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Capricornus

1985.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:18 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Capricornus

1986.

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 2020 (1,541 days ago) in Canes Venatici

1987.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,541 days ago) in Sagittarius

1988.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:05 EDT (1,541 days ago) in Sagittarius

1989.

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. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 18:56 EDT (1,541 days ago) in Sagittarius

1990.

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 2020 (1,542 days ago) in Centaurus

1991.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,542 days ago) in Centaurus

1992.

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. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:02 EDT (1,542 days ago) in Cetus

1993.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 at 07:09 EDT (1,545 days ago) in Libra

1994.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,546 days ago) in Sagittarius

1995.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 22:35 EDT (1,548 days ago) in Virgo

1996.

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. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 14:08 EDT (1,548 days ago) in Virgo

1997.

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. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,551 days ago) in Crux

1998.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,551 days ago) in Canes Venatici

1999.

Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 20:59 EDT (1,552 days ago) in Taurus

2000.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 11:19 EDT (1,552 days ago) in Aquarius