5081.

Lyrid meteor shower 2013 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 (4,093 days ago) in Hercules

5082.

Supernova SN2013bu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7331. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 (4,094 days ago)

5083.

Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°01'. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 at 17:12 EDT (4,096 days ago) in Pisces

5084.

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. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 at 08:31 EDT (4,097 days ago) in Cancer

5085.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 at 19:43 EDT (4,098 days ago) in Pisces

5086.

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. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 at 18:20 EDT (4,100 days ago) in Orion

5087.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 at 14:36 EDT (4,101 days ago) in Taurus

5088.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 at 14:27 EDT (4,101 days ago) in Taurus

5089.

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. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 at 00:22 EDT (4,103 days ago) in Cetus

5090.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 at 05:36 EDT (4,105 days ago) in Pisces

5091.

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, 09 Apr 2013 at 07:32 EDT (4,106 days ago) in Bootes

5092.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°02'. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 at 05:47 EDT (4,107 days ago) in Aquarius

5093.

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. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 at 19:06 EDT (4,108 days ago) in Pisces

5094.

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. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 at 00:37 EDT (4,112 days ago) in Sagittarius

5095.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 at 22:17 EDT (4,114 days ago) in Aquarius

5096.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 at 14:12 EDT (4,115 days ago) in Aquarius

5097.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 at 07:19 EDT (4,115 days ago) in Aquarius

5098.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Americas, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Clipperton Island, Grenada and Navassa Island. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 at 04:48 EDT (4,115 days ago) in Scorpius

5099.

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. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 at 23:51 EDT (4,116 days ago) in Libra

5100.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°21'. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 at 15:56 EDT (4,117 days ago) in Libra