121.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 21:04 EDT (357 days ago) in Cetus

122.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 13:27 EDT (357 days ago) in Pisces

123.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 00:23 EDT (357 days ago) in Pisces

124.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 23:19 EDT (358 days ago) in Pisces

125.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 22:35 EDT (358 days ago) in Pisces

126.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 21:21 EDT (358 days ago) in Pisces

127.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 11:41 EDT (358 days ago) in Cetus

128.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 02:02 EDT (358 days ago) in Pisces

129.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2025 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 (359 days ago) in Puppis

130.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (360 days ago) in Ursa Major

131.

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (360 days ago) in Hercules

132.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is optimally positioned for observation. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 20:36 EDT (361 days ago) in Bootes

133.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 11:06 EDT (361 days ago) in Pisces

134.

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, 20 Apr 2025 at 21:36 EDT (362 days ago) in Capricornus

135.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 (363 days ago) in Pisces

136.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 (365 days ago) in Canes Venatici

137.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 at 09:32 EDT (365 days ago) in Pisces

138.

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. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 (366 days ago) in Hydra

139.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 18:52 EDT (366 days ago) in Scorpius

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 16:38 EDT (366 days ago) in Cancer