5421.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°33'. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 at 18:58 PDT (4,462 days ago) in Pisces

5422.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 at 06:32 PDT (4,462 days ago) in Pisces

5423.

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. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 at 06:08 PDT (4,462 days ago) in Pisces

5424.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 (4,464 days ago) in Pisces

5425.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 at 11:18 PDT (4,465 days ago) in Virgo

5426.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 at 22:14 PDT (4,466 days ago) in Pisces

5427.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 20:52 PDT (4,467 days ago) in Leo

5428.

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. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 at 03:50 PDT (4,467 days ago) in Sagittarius

5429.

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. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 at 09:31 PDT (4,469 days ago) in Cetus

5430.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 at 13:50 PDT (4,471 days ago) in Scorpius

5431.

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. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 at 17:15 PDT (4,472 days ago) in Libra

5432.

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. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 at 21:23 PDT (4,473 days ago) in Bootes

5433.

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, 07 Apr 2012 at 09:59 PDT (4,473 days ago) in Virgo

5434.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°16'. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 at 06:47 PDT (4,473 days ago) in Virgo

5435.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 at 03:53 PDT (4,473 days ago) in Virgo

5436.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 at 12:18 PDT (4,474 days ago) in Virgo

5437.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°55'. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 at 19:44 PDT (4,477 days ago) in Leo

5438.

Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 at 13:29 PDT (4,477 days ago) in Taurus

5439.

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. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 at 12:41 PDT (4,481 days ago) in Gemini

5440.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 at 00:55 PDT (4,482 days ago) in Aries