4281.

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. Wed, 06 May 2015 at 01:26 EDT (3,348 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 05 May 2015 at 12:25 EDT (3,349 days ago) in Scorpius

4283.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 05 May 2015 at 11:54 EDT (3,349 days ago) in Scorpius

4284.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 03 May 2015 at 23:42 EDT (3,351 days ago) in Libra

4285.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 02 May 2015 at 15:37 EDT (3,352 days ago) in Taurus

4286.

Supernova SN2015I discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2357. Fri, 01 May 2015 (3,352 days ago)

4287.

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, 28 Apr 2015 at 23:55 EDT (3,356 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°27'. Sun, 26 Apr 2015 at 14:10 EDT (3,358 days ago) in Cancer

4289.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Apr 2015 at 11:36 EDT (3,358 days ago) in Cancer

4290.

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. Sat, 25 Apr 2015 at 19:55 EDT (3,359 days ago) in Cancer

4291.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2015 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 24 Apr 2015 (3,360 days ago) in Puppis

4292.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Thu, 23 Apr 2015 at 03:09 EDT (3,361 days ago) in Aries

4293.

Lyrid meteor shower 2015 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2015 (3,362 days ago) in Hercules

4294.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°38'. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 at 14:07 EDT (3,363 days ago) in Taurus

4295.

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, Finland, Belarus and Latvia amongst others. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 at 12:48 EDT (3,363 days ago) in Taurus

4296.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 21 Apr 2015 at 08:59 EDT (3,363 days ago) in Taurus

4297.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 at 16:10 EDT (3,365 days ago) in Aries

4298.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°06'. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 at 15:02 EDT (3,365 days ago) in Aries

4299.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 at 10:22 EDT (3,365 days ago) in Virgo

4300.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 18 Apr 2015 at 14:57 EDT (3,366 days ago) in Pisces