121.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 07 Apr 1980 at 06:28 EDT (16,083 days ago) in Taurus

122.

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. Tue, 08 Apr 1980 at 07:07 EDT (16,082 days ago) in Sagittarius

123.

134340 Pluto at opposition 134340 Pluto lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 10 Apr 1980 at 01:28 EDT (16,080 days ago) in Bootes

124.

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. Sat, 12 Apr 1980 at 18:29 EDT (16,078 days ago) in Aquarius

125.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1'06". Sun, 13 Apr 1980 at 03:44 EDT (16,077 days ago) in Pisces

126.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Apr 1980 at 03:45 EDT (16,077 days ago) in Pisces

127.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Saint Helena. Sun, 13 Apr 1980 at 03:45 EDT (16,077 days ago) in Pisces

128.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Mon, 14 Apr 1980 at 02:26 EDT (16,076 days ago) in Cetus

129.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 14 Apr 1980 at 22:47 EDT (16,076 days ago) in Pisces

130.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Thu, 17 Apr 1980 at 18:52 EDT (16,073 days ago) in Taurus

131.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, the Contiguous United States and Alaska. Thu, 17 Apr 1980 at 22:35 EDT (16,073 days ago) in Taurus

132.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°57'. Fri, 18 Apr 1980 at 03:38 EDT (16,072 days ago) in Taurus

133.

Lyrid meteor shower 1980 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 21 Apr 1980 (16,068 days ago) in Hercules

134.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 21 Apr 1980 at 22:00 EDT (16,069 days ago) in Cancer

135.

π-Puppid meteor shower 1980 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 23 Apr 1980 (16,067 days ago) in Puppis

136.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 1980 at 00:56 EDT (16,066 days ago) in Leo

137.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Thu, 24 Apr 1980 at 02:11 EDT (16,066 days ago) in Leo

138.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Papua New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 24 Apr 1980 at 04:19 EDT (16,066 days ago) in Leo

139.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 1980 at 05:51 EDT (16,066 days ago) in Leo

140.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica and Australia. Thu, 24 Apr 1980 at 05:51 EDT (16,066 days ago) in Leo