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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 18:04 EDT (2,563 days ago) in Leo

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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. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 (2,563 days ago) in Hydra

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 22:25 EDT (2,562 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 (2,561 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 at 07:12 EDT (2,560 days ago) in Virgo

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The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 22:04 EDT (2,558 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 18:57 EDT (2,557 days ago) in Aries

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Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 (2,556 days ago) in Hercules

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:34 EDT (2,556 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:57 EDT (2,556 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 (2,556 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2019 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 (2,555 days ago) in Puppis

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 22'. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:26 EDT (2,554 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (2,554 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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 Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and New Caledonia amongst others. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (2,554 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. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 18:18 EDT (2,553 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 28 Apr 2019 at 14:19 EDT (2,551 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (2,550 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2019ein discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5353. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 (2,548 days ago)

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Thu, 02 May 2019 at 02:08 EDT (2,547 days ago) in Cetus