61.

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. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 16:48 EDT (793 days ago) in Coma Berenices

62.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°06' of each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 20:50 EDT (793 days ago) in Capricornus

63.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°09'. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 09:07 EDT (792 days ago) in Capricornus

64.

Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2022 apparition. Sat, 02 Apr 2022 (788 days ago) in Pisces

65.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 at 13:52 EDT (787 days ago) in Aries

66.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 18:05 EDT (786 days ago) in Capricornus

67.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 (786 days ago) in Canes Venatici

68.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 18' of each other. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 21:42 EDT (786 days ago) in Capricornus

69.

Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 (784 days ago) in Pisces

70.

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. Sat, 09 Apr 2022 at 02:48 EDT (781 days ago) in Gemini

71.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 (776 days ago) in Canes Venatici

72.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 14:54 EDT (774 days ago) in Virgo

73.

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. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 (774 days ago) in Hydra

74.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Apr 2022 (773 days ago) in Canes Venatici

75.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, the Contiguous United States, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Bermuda. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 03:10 EDT (771 days ago) in Scorpius

76.

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. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 04:18 EDT (771 days ago) in Bootes

77.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 at 20:59 EDT (769 days ago) in Sagittarius

78.

Lyrid meteor shower 2022 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 (768 days ago) in Hercules

79.

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. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:56 EDT (767 days ago) in Capricornus

80.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 (767 days ago) in Ursa Major