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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. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 21:52 EDT (2,488 days away) in Cetus

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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. Thu, 17 Apr 2031 (2,489 days away) in Canes Venatici

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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, 19 Apr 2031 at 05:13 EDT (2,491 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 06:50 EDT (2,491 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°27'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 21:31 EDT (2,491 days away) in Cetus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Apr 2031 at 12:58 EDT (2,493 days away) in Aries

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Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2031 (2,495 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2031 (2,495 days away) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2031 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 (2,496 days away) in Puppis

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (2,496 days away) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (2,496 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:53 EDT (2,496 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°55'. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:27 EDT (2,497 days away) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:29 EDT (2,497 days away) in Taurus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 15:07 EDT (2,497 days away) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 27 Apr 2031 at 06:29 EDT (2,499 days away) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Mon, 28 Apr 2031 at 14:40 EDT (2,500 days away) in Taurus

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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. Tue, 29 Apr 2031 at 10:10 EDT (2,501 days away) in Bootes

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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, 29 Apr 2031 at 15:19 EDT (2,501 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 30 Apr 2031 at 12:53 EDT (2,502 days away) in Pisces