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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. Tue, 04 Apr 2028 (1,389 days away) in Crux |
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Conjunction of Saturn and Eris Saturn and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°18'. Wed, 05 Apr 2028 at 01:47 EDT (1,390 days away) in Cetus |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 04:40 EDT (1,392 days away) in Leo |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°59'. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 08:54 EDT (1,392 days away) in Leo |
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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. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 12:06 EDT (1,392 days away) in Leo |
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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko passes perihelion Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 08 Apr 2028 (1,393 days away) in Aries |
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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Apr 2028 at 06:26 EDT (1,394 days away) in Virgo |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 11 Apr 2028 at 19:03 EDT (1,396 days away) in Pisces |
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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. Tue, 11 Apr 2028 at 20:56 EDT (1,396 days away) in Libra |
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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Northern Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe, Russia and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 12 Apr 2028 at 19:10 EDT (1,397 days away) in Scorpius |
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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 12 Apr 2028 (1,397 days away) in Centaurus |
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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. Thu, 13 Apr 2028 (1,398 days away) in Centaurus |
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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°39'. Thu, 13 Apr 2028 at 20:24 EDT (1,398 days away) in Taurus |
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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2028 (1,399 days away) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Sat, 15 Apr 2028 at 10:18 EDT (1,400 days away) in Cetus |
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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, 15 Apr 2028 (1,400 days away) in Hydra |
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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. Sun, 16 Apr 2028 at 12:37 EDT (1,401 days away) in Sagittarius |
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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Apr 2028 (1,402 days away) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Wed, 19 Apr 2028 at 11:12 EDT (1,404 days away) in Aquarius |
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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. Thu, 20 Apr 2028 at 08:00 EDT (1,405 days away) in Pisces |