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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. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 at 00:37 EDT (4,042 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 at 19:06 EDT (4,038 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°02'. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 at 05:47 EDT (4,037 days ago) in Aquarius

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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. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 at 07:36 EDT (4,036 days ago) in Bootes

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April Naked Astronomy podcast released Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are reduced to tears of laughter by Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, enlightened by studio guest and space scientist Dr Lucie Green, and XCOR's Jeff Greason meets Richard in the Mojave Desert to discuss the r... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 (4,035 days ago)

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 at 05:36 EDT (4,035 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 12 Apr 2013 at 00:20 EDT (4,033 days ago) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°03'. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 at 14:27 EDT (4,031 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 at 14:36 EDT (4,031 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 at 18:20 EDT (4,030 days ago) in Orion

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Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 at 19:43 EDT (4,028 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 at 08:31 EDT (4,027 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°01'. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 at 17:12 EDT (4,026 days ago) in Pisces

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Supernova SN2013bu discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 7331. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 (4,024 days ago)

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Lyrid meteor shower 2013 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 (4,023 days ago) in Hercules

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2013 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 (4,022 days ago) in Puppis

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April Naked Astronomy podcast released We talk to Planck Scientists at the Kavli Institute in Cambridge, and Nick James, an amateur astronomer who has set up a security camera on the side of his house to observe shooting stars. Plus we answer more of your space science questions. Like this po... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 (4,020 days ago)

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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, the Caribbean, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba and Grenada. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 at 20:27 EDT (4,021 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 at 15:57 EDT (4,020 days ago) in Virgo

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Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Russia, Europe and Australia. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 at 16:07 EDT (4,020 days ago) in Virgo