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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7'57". Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 08:08 EDT (1,097 days ago) in Taurus

22.

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. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 (1,098 days ago) in Hydra

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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. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 (1,100 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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, 14 Apr 2021 at 13:45 EDT (1,100 days ago) in Taurus

25.

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. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 at 22:54 EDT (1,101 days ago) in Cetus

26.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 (1,101 days ago) in Centaurus

27.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 (1,101 days ago) in Centaurus

28.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 22:32 EDT (1,103 days ago) in Pisces

29.

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, 09 Apr 2021 at 04:32 EDT (1,105 days ago) in Aquarius

30.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres 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, 07 Apr 2021 at 06:21 EDT (1,107 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 at 05:51 EDT (1,107 days ago) in Capricornus

32.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 at 03:18 EDT (1,107 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 at 06:12 EDT (1,108 days ago) in Capricornus

34.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 at 04:30 EDT (1,108 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 (1,109 days ago) in Crux

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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. Sun, 04 Apr 2021 (1,110 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 04 Apr 2021 at 07:58 EDT (1,110 days ago) in Virgo

38.

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, 04 Apr 2021 at 06:03 EDT (1,110 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mauritania, Western Sahara, Senegal and Morocco amongst others. Sun, 04 Apr 2021 at 02:19 EDT (1,110 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. Thu, 01 Apr 2021 (1,113 days ago) in Virgo