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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:59 EDT (1,478 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:18 EDT (1,478 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 (1,479 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,479 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:05 EDT (1,479 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 18:56 EDT (1,479 days ago) in Sagittarius

47.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,480 days ago) in Centaurus

48.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,480 days ago) in Centaurus

49.

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. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:02 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Cetus

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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, 10 Apr 2020 at 07:09 EDT (1,483 days ago) in Libra

51.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,484 days ago) in Sagittarius

52.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 22:35 EDT (1,486 days ago) in Virgo

53.

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, 07 Apr 2020 at 14:08 EDT (1,486 days ago) in Virgo

54.

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. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,489 days ago) in Crux

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,489 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 20:59 EDT (1,490 days ago) in Taurus

57.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 11:19 EDT (1,490 days ago) in Aquarius

58.

Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 at 07:58 EDT (1,491 days ago) in Virgo

59.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,492 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,492 days ago) in Gemini