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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. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 at 23:58 EDT (112 days ago) in Libra |
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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. Sat, 30 Mar 2024 at 04:28 EDT (109 days ago) in Coma Berenices |
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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll, Tokelau and Wake Island. Sat, 30 Mar 2024 at 11:08 EDT (109 days ago) in Scorpius |
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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. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 (107 days ago) in Virgo |
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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. Mon, 01 Apr 2024 at 23:15 EDT (107 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 17'. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 at 06:53 EDT (105 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 (104 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 (104 days ago) in Crux |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°58'. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 at 23:51 EDT (103 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 at 01:22 EDT (102 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°13'. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 at 05:24 EDT (102 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 at 06:18 EDT (102 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 at 06:18 EDT (102 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 at 10:08 EDT (102 days ago) in Aquarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 12:18 EDT (101 days ago) in Pisces |
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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Mexico and Greenland amongst others. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 12:18 EDT (101 days ago) in Pisces |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 12:38 EDT (101 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 13:51 EDT (101 days ago) in Pisces |
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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 10:22 EDT (100 days ago) in Bootes |
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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from south-eastern Canada, Mexico and the eastern Contiguous United States. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 14:18 EDT (100 days ago) in Pisces |