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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. Fri, 02 Apr 2027 (989 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 02 Apr 2027 at 21:31 EDT (989 days away) in Coma Berenices

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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, 03 Apr 2027 at 18:15 EDT (990 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Apr 2027 at 23:33 EDT (990 days away) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°17'. Sun, 04 Apr 2027 at 02:49 EDT (991 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Sun, 04 Apr 2027 (991 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°02'. Mon, 05 Apr 2027 at 06:30 EDT (992 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Mon, 05 Apr 2027 (992 days away) in Crux

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 06 Apr 2027 at 19:52 EDT (993 days away) in Pisces

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Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 07 Apr 2027 at 13:08 EDT (994 days away) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 10 Apr 2027 at 00:02 EDT (997 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Sun, 11 Apr 2027 at 08:02 EDT (998 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 12 Apr 2027 at 22:24 EDT (999 days away) in Cancer

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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, 13 Apr 2027 at 18:57 EDT (1,000 days away) in Gemini

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2027 (1,000 days away) in Centaurus

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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. Tue, 13 Apr 2027 at 20:35 EDT (1,000 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Wed, 14 Apr 2027 at 18:35 EDT (1,001 days away) in Cancer

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Apr 2027 (1,001 days away) in Centaurus

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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Apr 2027 (1,001 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 10:18 EDT (1,002 days away) in Cancer