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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 03:13 EDT (2,468 days away) in Taurus

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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 (2,468 days away) in Pisces

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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 (2,468 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 (2,470 days away) in Aries

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Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2031 (2,472 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 (2,472 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 (2,473 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 (2,473 days away) in Taurus

129.

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 (2,473 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 (2,473 days away) in Taurus

131.

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 (2,474 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 (2,474 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 (2,474 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 (2,476 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 (2,477 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 10:11 EDT (2,478 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 (2,478 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 (2,479 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 May 2031 at 13:40 EDT (2,481 days away) in Pisces

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 04 May 2031 at 07:57 EDT (2,483 days away) in Libra