3861.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 at 04:04 EDT (3,002 days ago) in Aries

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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. Thu, 14 Apr 2016 (3,003 days ago) in Canes Venatici

3863.

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. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 at 23:59 EDT (3,004 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (3,004 days ago) in Centaurus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (3,004 days ago) in Centaurus

3866.

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, 12 Apr 2016 at 11:45 EDT (3,005 days ago) in Cetus

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136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 at 05:18 EDT (3,005 days ago) in Bootes

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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 Canada, the Contiguous United States, Cuba and Bahamas amongst others. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 18:23 EDT (3,007 days ago) in Taurus

3869.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 14:45 EDT (3,007 days ago) in Taurus

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (3,008 days ago) in Pisces

3871.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°09'. Fri, 08 Apr 2016 at 06:34 EDT (3,009 days ago) in Aries

3872.

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, 07 Apr 2016 at 13:35 EDT (3,010 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 07:24 EDT (3,010 days ago) in Pisces

3874.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:29 EDT (3,011 days ago) in Pisces

3875.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:07 EDT (3,011 days ago) in Pisces

3876.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 at 13:09 EDT (3,012 days ago) in Aries

3877.

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. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 at 23:01 EDT (3,013 days ago) in Aquarius

3878.

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. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 (3,013 days ago) in Crux

3879.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 (3,013 days ago) in Canes Venatici

3880.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°11'. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 at 19:45 EDT (3,013 days ago) in Cetus