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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 at 21:58 EDT (549 days ago) in Pisces

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136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is well placed for observation. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 at 20:13 EDT (550 days ago) in Bootes

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 at 05:25 EDT (550 days ago) in Pisces

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136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 11:50 EDT (551 days ago) in Cetus

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 00:20 EDT (551 days ago) in Aquarius

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Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Sun, 08 Apr 2018 at 03:19 EDT (556 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Sun, 08 Apr 2018 at 01:32 EDT (556 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 14:17 EDT (557 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 3°07' of each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:13 EDT (557 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 1°55' of each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:37 EDT (557 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 1°55'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:35 EDT (557 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 3°44' of each other. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 12:13 EDT (561 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 10:14 EDT (561 days ago) in Libra

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 07:32 EDT (561 days ago) in Libra

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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 08:44 EDT (562 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 07:52 EDT (562 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2018aoz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3923. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 (562 days ago)

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Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass within 0°21' of each other. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 19:24 EDT (563 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 13:47 EDT (563 days ago) in Pisces

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Full Moon The Moon is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Mar 2018 at 08:38 EDT (564 days ago) in Virgo