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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°43'. Tue, 09 Apr 2019 at 02:39 EDT (1,851 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Apr 2019 (1,854 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 (1,855 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. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 (1,855 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 at 10:22 EDT (1,855 days ago) in Bootes

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 at 04:51 EDT (1,855 days ago) in Cetus

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Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 at 00:46 EDT (1,855 days ago) in Corvus

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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 (1,858 days ago) in Virgo

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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 (1,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (1,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 02:09 EDT (1,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 (1,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 00:16 EDT (1,858 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 31 Mar 2019 at 20:13 EDT (1,860 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 South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,862 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,862 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 3'12". Fri, 29 Mar 2019 at 00:59 EDT (1,862 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. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 00:10 EDT (1,863 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 22:53 EDT (1,865 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°53'. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 at 22:26 EDT (1,865 days ago) in Ophiuchus