6501.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 at 17:17 EDT (5,551 days ago) in Taurus

6502.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 at 12:30 EDT (5,551 days ago) in Taurus

6503.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 at 02:45 EDT (5,551 days ago) in Taurus

6504.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 (5,552 days ago) in Taurus

6505.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 at 23:23 EDT (5,553 days ago) in Aries

6506.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2009 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 (5,554 days ago) in Puppis

6507.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°51'. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 at 14:39 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Pisces

6508.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 at 10:20 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Aries

6509.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°04'. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 at 10:16 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Pisces

6510.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Greenland and Mexico amongst others. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 at 09:22 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Pisces

6511.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 at 09:22 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Pisces

6512.

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, 22 Apr 2009 at 07:47 EDT (5,555 days ago) in Pisces

6513.

Lyrid meteor shower 2009 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 (5,555 days ago) in Hercules

6514.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 at 05:49 EDT (5,556 days ago) in Pisces

6515.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 at 12:22 EDT (5,558 days ago) in Capricornus

6516.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2009 at 10:31 EDT (5,558 days ago) in Capricornus

6517.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°36'. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 at 12:26 EDT (5,559 days ago) in Pisces

6518.

Comet C/2009 G1 (STEREO) passes perihelion Comet C/2009 G1 (STEREO) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 (5,559 days ago) in Aquarius

6519.

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, 17 Apr 2009 at 09:37 EDT (5,560 days ago) in Sagittarius

6520.

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. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 at 05:15 EDT (5,561 days ago) in Sagittarius