441.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 (461 days ago) in Centaurus

442.

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 (460 days ago) in Centaurus

443.

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 (460 days ago) in Canes Venatici

444.

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 (460 days ago) in Cetus

445.

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 (459 days ago) in Aquarius

446.

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 (459 days ago) in Aquarius

447.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 at 02:12 EDT (458 days ago) in Aquarius

448.

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 (458 days ago) in Hydra

449.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 07:15 EDT (457 days ago) in Taurus

450.

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 (457 days ago) in Pisces

451.

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 (456 days ago) in Canes Venatici

452.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:13 EDT (454 days ago) in Aries

453.

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 (454 days ago) in Aries

454.

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 (454 days ago) in Bootes

455.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 03:05 EDT (453 days ago) in Aries

456.

Lyrid meteor shower 2023 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 (451 days ago) in Hercules

457.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 08:31 EDT (451 days ago) in Taurus

458.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 09:03 EDT (451 days ago) in Taurus

459.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (451 days ago) in Ursa Major

460.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2023 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 (450 days ago) in Puppis