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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 14:45 EDT (2,932 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Cuba and Bahamas amongst others. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 18:23 EDT (2,932 days ago) in Taurus

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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, 13 Apr 2016 at 23:59 EDT (2,929 days ago) in Gemini

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 at 04:04 EDT (2,927 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. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 (2,927 days ago) in Hydra

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,925 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 (2,925 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. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 23:26 EDT (2,925 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°12'. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 at 00:45 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Leo

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 (2,924 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 18 Apr 2016 at 07:43 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 at 01:23 EDT (2,920 days ago) in Virgo

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Lyrid meteor shower 2016 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2016 (2,920 days ago) in Hercules

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2016 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 23 Apr 2016 (2,919 days ago) in Puppis

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°55'. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 00:12 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 01:32 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°19'. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:04 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2016 at 15:43 EDT (2,917 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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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, 29 Apr 2016 at 23:29 EDT (2,913 days ago) in Aquarius