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Supernova SN2020hvf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3643. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 (1,253 days ago)

142.

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 10:16 PDT (1,253 days ago) in Pisces

143.

Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 (1,252 days ago) in Hercules

144.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 8.3) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (1,252 days ago) in Ursa Major

145.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 19:27 PDT (1,252 days ago) in Cetus

146.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2020 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 (1,251 days ago) in Puppis

147.

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. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 01:51 PDT (1,248 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°03'. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 08:23 PDT (1,248 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 07:24 PDT (1,246 days ago) in Taurus

150.

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. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 13:38 PDT (1,244 days ago) in Cancer

151.

Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 (1,240 days ago) in Camelopardalis

152.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 at 14:48 PDT (1,240 days ago) in Aries

153.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,239 days ago) in Aquarius

154.

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. Tue, 05 May 2020 at 20:02 PDT (1,239 days ago) in Virgo

155.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 07 May 2020 at 03:45 PDT (1,237 days ago) in Libra

156.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (1,236 days ago) in Lyra

157.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 09 May 2020 at 04:48 PDT (1,235 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 09 May 2020 at 21:48 PDT (1,235 days ago) in Taurus

159.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 20:38 PDT (1,234 days ago) in Capricornus

160.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 11 May 2020 (1,233 days ago) in Serpens Caput