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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 21:48 EDT (2,212 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 (2,212 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°24'. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 15:27 EDT (2,212 days ago) in Aries

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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. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 (2,213 days ago) in Hydra

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 at 21:58 EDT (2,214 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 at 20:42 EDT (2,215 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 (2,215 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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 05:24 EDT (2,215 days ago) in Pisces

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 (2,216 days ago) in Centaurus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 (2,216 days ago) in Centaurus

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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. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 11:30 EDT (2,216 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 13 Apr 2018 at 00:19 EDT (2,216 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 08 Apr 2018 at 03:18 EDT (2,221 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 08 Apr 2018 at 01:31 EDT (2,221 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:56 EDT (2,222 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 14:15 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:12 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,222 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 08:34 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 (2,224 days ago) in Crux