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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 11 Apr 2040 at 10:01 EDT (5,762 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 14 Apr 2040 at 16:44 EDT (5,765 days away) in Bootes

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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, 18 Apr 2040 at 03:15 EDT (5,769 days away) in Gemini

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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, 18 Apr 2040 at 09:17 EDT (5,769 days away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°50'. Wed, 18 Apr 2040 at 19:26 EDT (5,769 days away) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Apr 2040 at 19:51 EDT (5,769 days away) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 19 Apr 2040 at 09:37 EDT (5,770 days away) in Cancer

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Lyrid meteor shower 2040 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Apr 2040 (5,773 days away) in Hercules

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Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune 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, 22 Apr 2040 at 15:43 EDT (5,773 days away) in Aries

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2040 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 23 Apr 2040 (5,774 days away) in Puppis

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°47'. Mon, 23 Apr 2040 at 12:59 EDT (5,774 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Apr 2040 at 15:56 EDT (5,774 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°56'. Tue, 24 Apr 2040 at 15:40 EDT (5,775 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 24 Apr 2040 at 17:11 EDT (5,775 days away) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 26 Apr 2040 at 22:37 EDT (5,777 days away) in Virgo

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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Bouvet Island. Sat, 28 Apr 2040 at 18:35 EDT (5,779 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. Sat, 28 Apr 2040 at 21:45 EDT (5,779 days away) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 30 Apr 2040 at 00:20 EDT (5,781 days away) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 30 Apr 2040 at 11:17 EDT (5,781 days away) in Aries

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°21'. Mon, 30 Apr 2040 at 22:40 EDT (5,781 days away) in Cancer