121.

136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 08:13 PDT (198 days ago) in Cetus

122.

NGC 5128 is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.8) is well placed in the sky. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (198 days ago) in Centaurus

123.

Omega-Cen is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.7) is well placed in the sky. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (198 days ago) in Centaurus

124.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 15:56 PDT (197 days ago) in Sagittarius

125.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 16:05 PDT (197 days ago) in Sagittarius

126.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass within 1°59' of each other. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 16:29 PDT (197 days ago) in Sagittarius

127.

M51 is well placed The whirlpool galaxy (M51, NGC 5194; mag 9.0) is well placed in the sky. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 (197 days ago) in Canes Venatici

128.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 02:18 PDT (196 days ago) in Capricornus

129.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 2°26' of each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 02:59 PDT (196 days ago) in Capricornus

130.

M83 is well placed The southern pinwheel galaxy (M83, NGC 5236; mag 8.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra is well placed in the sky. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 (196 days ago) in Hydra

131.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°00'. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 21:33 PDT (196 days ago) in Capricornus

132.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 1°57' of each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 22:25 PDT (196 days ago) in Capricornus

133.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is well placed in the sky. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 09:02 PDT (195 days ago) in Bootes

134.

M3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.2) in Canes Venatici is well placed in the sky. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 (194 days ago) in Canes Venatici

135.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 20:14 PDT (192 days ago) in Pisces

136.

The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 12:00 PDT (191 days ago) in Cetus

137.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°06'. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 10:17 PDT (190 days ago) in Pisces

138.

Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 (189 days ago) in Hercules

139.

M101 is well placed The pinwheel galaxy (M101, NGC 5457; mag 8.3) is well placed in the sky. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (189 days ago) in Ursa Major

140.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 19:26 PDT (189 days ago) in Cetus