381.

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. Mon, 24 Apr 2017 at 00:09 EDT (2,641 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Sun, 23 Apr 2017 at 13:59 EDT (2,642 days ago) in Pisces

383.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2017 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 23 Apr 2017 (2,642 days ago) in Puppis

384.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 (2,643 days ago) in Ursa Major

385.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Tasmania, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 at 15:55 EDT (2,643 days ago) in Aquarius

386.

Close approach of the Moon and Neptune The Moon and Neptune pass close to each other. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 at 15:55 EDT (2,643 days ago) in Aquarius

387.

Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 (2,643 days ago) in Hercules

388.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Apr 2017 at 01:49 EDT (2,645 days ago) in Aries

389.

Supernova SN2017dhr discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2076. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 (2,645 days ago)

390.

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. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 at 05:57 EDT (2,646 days ago) in Sagittarius

391.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Apr 2017 (2,648 days ago) in Canes Venatici

392.

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. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 (2,649 days ago) in Hydra

393.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 14:41 EDT (2,649 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 14:18 EDT (2,649 days ago) in Sagittarius

395.

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. Sat, 15 Apr 2017 at 06:04 EDT (2,650 days ago) in Ophiuchus

396.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 (2,651 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 at 04:19 EDT (2,651 days ago) in Libra

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus 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, 14 Apr 2017 at 01:21 EDT (2,651 days ago) in Pisces

399.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 (2,652 days ago) in Centaurus

400.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 (2,652 days ago) in Centaurus