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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. Sun, 15 Apr 2029 at 22:09 EDT (1,750 days away) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Apr 2029 at 18:08 EDT (1,751 days away) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 16 Apr 2029 (1,751 days away) in Hydra

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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. Tue, 17 Apr 2029 (1,752 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2029 at 23:39 EDT (1,752 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 (1,756 days away) in Aries

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 at 07:44 EDT (1,756 days away) in Aries

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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. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 at 15:50 EDT (1,756 days away) in Cancer

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Lyrid meteor shower 2029 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Apr 2029 (1,757 days away) in Hercules

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 22 Apr 2029 (1,757 days away) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2029 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 23 Apr 2029 (1,758 days away) in Puppis

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Apr 2029 at 10:40 EDT (1,760 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°46'. Wed, 25 Apr 2029 at 15:45 EDT (1,760 days away) in Virgo

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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, 26 Apr 2029 at 16:03 EDT (1,761 days away) in Bootes

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Apr 2029 at 02:50 EDT (1,762 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°54'. Fri, 27 Apr 2029 at 06:40 EDT (1,762 days away) in Virgo

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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, 27 Apr 2029 at 12:23 EDT (1,762 days away) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 28 Apr 2029 at 06:36 EDT (1,763 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sun, 29 Apr 2029 at 21:58 EDT (1,764 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 30 Apr 2029 at 10:22 EDT (1,765 days away) in Ophiuchus