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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 at 23:25 EDT (449 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 at 11:29 EDT (449 days ago) in Libra |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 at 00:34 EDT (451 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 (452 days ago) in Crux |
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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 (453 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Apr 2023 (455 days ago) in Virgo |
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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 15:48 EDT (457 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 07:17 EDT (457 days ago) in Cancer |
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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°17'. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 02:13 EDT (457 days ago) in Aries |
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136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 at 22:38 EDT (459 days ago) in Coma Berenices |
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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. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 at 22:32 EDT (460 days ago) in Gemini |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 at 09:16 EDT (460 days ago) in Gemini |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 at 09:04 EDT (460 days ago) in Gemini |
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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 at 06:32 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 at 06:32 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'31". Fri, 24 Mar 2023 at 06:27 EDT (464 days ago) in Aries |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 at 16:21 EDT (466 days ago) in Pisces |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 at 15:56 EDT (466 days ago) in Pisces |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 13:24 EDT (467 days ago) in Pisces |
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1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 at 13:17 EDT (467 days ago) in Coma Berenices |