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Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,254 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2018aoz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3923. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 (2,253 days ago)

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Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 07:56 EDT (2,253 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 1°16' of each other. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 08:48 EDT (2,253 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 (2,253 days ago) in Virgo

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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, 03 Apr 2018 at 07:30 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 10:12 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 12:11 EDT (2,252 days ago) in Libra

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 (2,251 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 (2,250 days ago) in Crux

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:34 EDT (2,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:12 EDT (2,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:15 EDT (2,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:56 EDT (2,248 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 08 Apr 2018 at 01:31 EDT (2,247 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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, 08 Apr 2018 at 03:18 EDT (2,247 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 00:19 EDT (2,242 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 11:30 EDT (2,242 days ago) in Cetus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 (2,242 days ago) in Centaurus