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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. Mon, 11 Apr 2033 at 22:27 EDT (3,202 days away) in Leo

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2033 (3,204 days away) in Centaurus

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2033 (3,204 days away) in Centaurus

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Conjunction of Mars and Ceres Mars and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Thu, 14 Apr 2033 at 04:17 EDT (3,205 days away) in Sagittarius

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Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Russia, Europe and Oceania. Thu, 14 Apr 2033 at 15:12 EDT (3,205 days away) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 14 Apr 2033 at 15:17 EDT (3,205 days away) in Virgo

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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Apr 2033 (3,205 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Asteroid 10 Hygiea makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 15 Apr 2033 at 05:34 EDT (3,206 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 16 Apr 2033 (3,207 days away) in Hydra

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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. Sat, 16 Apr 2033 at 21:39 EDT (3,207 days away) in Cetus

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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. Sun, 17 Apr 2033 at 07:36 EDT (3,208 days away) in Libra

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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. Sun, 17 Apr 2033 (3,208 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 20 Apr 2033 at 06:39 EDT (3,211 days away) 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 5°39'. Wed, 20 Apr 2033 at 07:21 EDT (3,211 days away) in Sagittarius

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Thu, 21 Apr 2033 at 14:13 EDT (3,212 days away) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 22 Apr 2033 at 07:42 EDT (3,213 days away) in Capricornus

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Lyrid meteor shower 2033 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2033 (3,213 days away) in Hercules

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 22 Apr 2033 at 12:46 EDT (3,213 days away) in Serpens Caput

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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. Fri, 22 Apr 2033 (3,213 days away) in Ursa Major

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 34'. Fri, 22 Apr 2033 at 20:46 EDT (3,213 days away) in Pisces