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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 01:57 EDT (2,586 days ago) in Pisces |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 at 22:58 EDT (2,586 days ago) in Cetus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°35'. Wed, 29 Mar 2017 at 03:15 EDT (2,584 days ago) in Pisces |
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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 01:39 EDT (2,583 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 08:32 EDT (2,583 days ago) in Aries |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Thu, 30 Mar 2017 at 09:02 EDT (2,583 days ago) in Aries |
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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 01:30 EDT (2,581 days ago) in Taurus |
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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 (2,581 days ago) in Aries |
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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 02:00 EDT (2,581 days ago) in Aries |
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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 Russia, China, Japan and North Korea amongst others. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 at 05:08 EDT (2,581 days ago) in Taurus |
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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. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 (2,581 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. Mon, 03 Apr 2017 at 14:39 EDT (2,579 days ago) in Gemini |
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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. Tue, 04 Apr 2017 (2,578 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Wed, 05 Apr 2017 (2,577 days ago) in Crux |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 at 01:18 EDT (2,576 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Argentina, Chile, French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 at 00:33 EDT (2,575 days ago) in Leo |
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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 07 Apr 2017 at 17:31 EDT (2,575 days ago) in Virgo |
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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sat, 08 Apr 2017 at 17:23 EDT (2,574 days ago) in Virgo |
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Asteroid 63 Ausonia at opposition Asteroid 63 Ausonia makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 at 03:10 EDT (2,572 days ago) in Virgo |
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Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak passes perihelion Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 10 Apr 2017 (2,572 days ago) in Hercules |