561.

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. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 12:28 EDT (437 days ago) in Bootes

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Hybrid solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Australia, eastern Indonesia and East Timor. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:17 EDT (437 days ago) in Aries

563.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:13 EDT (437 days ago) in Aries

564.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 (439 days ago) in Canes Venatici

565.

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, 17 Apr 2023 at 20:44 EDT (440 days ago) in Pisces

566.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 07:15 EDT (440 days ago) in Taurus

567.

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. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 (441 days ago) in Hydra

568.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 at 02:12 EDT (441 days ago) in Aquarius

569.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 23:49 EDT (442 days ago) in Aquarius

570.

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, 15 Apr 2023 at 22:23 EDT (442 days ago) in Aquarius

571.

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, 14 Apr 2023 at 22:50 EDT (443 days ago) in Cetus

572.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (443 days ago) in Canes Venatici

573.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (443 days ago) in Centaurus

574.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 (444 days ago) in Centaurus

575.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 10:32 EDT (444 days ago) in Pisces

576.

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. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 05:11 EDT (444 days ago) in Sagittarius

577.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter 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, 11 Apr 2023 at 17:55 EDT (446 days ago) in Pisces

578.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 14:51 EDT (446 days ago) in Aries

579.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 (446 days ago) in Aries

580.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, French Southern Territories and Mauritius amongst others. Sun, 09 Apr 2023 at 14:00 EDT (448 days ago) in Scorpius