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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 05:36 PDT (2,183 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 11:12 PDT (2,183 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 11:15 PDT (2,183 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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Saturn at aphelion Saturn passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 11:56 PDT (2,183 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. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 22:31 PDT (2,183 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. Sun, 08 Apr 2018 at 00:18 PDT (2,182 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. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 at 21:19 PDT (2,178 days ago) in Aquarius |
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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, 13 Apr 2018 at 08:29 PDT (2,177 days ago) in Cetus |
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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 (2,177 days ago) in Centaurus |
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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 (2,177 days ago) in Centaurus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 at 02:24 PDT (2,176 days ago) in Pisces |
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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 (2,176 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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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. Sat, 14 Apr 2018 at 17:43 PDT (2,176 days ago) in Bootes |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 15 Apr 2018 at 18:58 PDT (2,175 days ago) in Pisces |
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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. Mon, 16 Apr 2018 (2,174 days ago) in Hydra |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°24'. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 12:27 PDT (2,173 days ago) in Aries |
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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. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 (2,173 days ago) in Canes Venatici |
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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2018 at 18:48 PDT (2,173 days ago) in Sagittarius |
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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. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 at 06:51 PDT (2,172 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. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 at 18:09 PDT (2,172 days ago) in Taurus |