361.

Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 (2,993 days ago) in Andromeda

362.

Lyrid meteor shower 2017 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2017 (2,993 days ago) in Hercules

363.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 at 22:49 PDT (2,996 days ago) in Aries

364.

Supernova SN2017dhr discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2076. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 (2,995 days ago)

365.

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 02:57 PDT (2,996 days ago) in Sagittarius

366.

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 (2,998 days ago) in Canes Venatici

367.

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 (2,999 days ago) in Hydra

368.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2017 at 11:41 PDT (2,999 days ago) in Sagittarius

369.

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 11:18 PDT (2,999 days ago) in Sagittarius

370.

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 03:04 PDT (3,000 days ago) in Ophiuchus

371.

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 (3,001 days ago) in Canes Venatici

372.

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 01:19 PDT (3,001 days ago) in Libra

373.

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. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 at 22:21 PDT (3,002 days ago) in Pisces

374.

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 (3,002 days ago) in Centaurus

375.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 (3,002 days ago) in Centaurus

376.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 13 Apr 2017 at 03:50 PDT (3,002 days ago) in Bootes

377.

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. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 at 14:54 PDT (3,003 days ago) in Cetus

378.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 23:08 PDT (3,005 days ago) in Virgo

379.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 15:42 PDT (3,005 days ago) in Virgo

380.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 14:21 PDT (3,005 days ago) in Virgo