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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Tue, 07 May 2019 at 19:34 EDT (1,823 days ago) in Taurus

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2019 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2019 (1,824 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 04 May 2019 at 18:46 EDT (1,826 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°54'. Fri, 03 May 2019 at 02:25 EDT (1,827 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 07:39 EDT (1,828 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 02:08 EDT (1,828 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2019ein discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5353. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 (1,829 days ago)

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,831 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, 28 Apr 2019 at 14:19 EDT (1,832 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. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 18:18 EDT (1,834 days ago) in Capricornus

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Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and New Caledonia amongst others. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (1,835 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (1,835 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 22'. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:26 EDT (1,835 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 03:10 EDT (1,836 days ago) in Virgo

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2019 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 (1,836 days ago) in Puppis

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 (1,837 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:57 EDT (1,837 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:34 EDT (1,837 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 (1,837 days ago) in Hercules

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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. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 18:57 EDT (1,838 days ago) in Aries