21.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 (1,857 days ago) in Virgo

22.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 19:02 EDT (1,857 days ago) in Aquarius

23.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 14:39 EDT (1,857 days ago) in Aquarius

24.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 02:09 EDT (1,857 days ago) in Aquarius

25.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 00:17 EDT (1,857 days ago) in Aquarius

26.

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. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 00:16 EDT (1,857 days ago) in Aquarius

27.

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. Sun, 31 Mar 2019 at 20:13 EDT (1,859 days ago) in Capricornus

28.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,861 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,861 days ago) in Sagittarius

30.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3'12". Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,861 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

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. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 00:10 EDT (1,862 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 22:53 EDT (1,864 days ago) in Ophiuchus

33.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 22:26 EDT (1,864 days ago) in Ophiuchus

34.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 22:39 EDT (1,865 days ago) in Coma Berenices

35.

Supernova SN2019cec discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5278. Sun, 24 Mar 2019 (1,865 days ago)

36.

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. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 at 09:26 EDT (1,867 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°23'. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 02:35 EDT (1,868 days ago) in Aquarius

38.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 21:42 EDT (1,870 days ago) in Virgo

39.

March equinox Day and night have equal length, marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 at 17:52 EDT (1,870 days ago) in Pisces

40.

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. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 15:47 EDT (1,871 days ago) in Leo