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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 02 Apr 2022 at 16:18 PDT (1,199 days ago) in Pisces

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Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2022 apparition. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 (1,198 days ago) in Pisces

123.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Ivory Coast and Ghana. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 at 10:52 PDT (1,198 days ago) in Aries

124.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 15:05 PDT (1,197 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 (1,197 days ago) in Canes Venatici

126.

Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 18' of each other. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 18:42 PDT (1,197 days ago) in Capricornus

127.

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. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 (1,196 days ago) in Crux

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Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 (1,195 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 at 12:10 PDT (1,194 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Fri, 08 Apr 2022 at 23:48 PDT (1,193 days ago) in Gemini

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Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune Jupiter and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6'28". Tue, 12 Apr 2022 at 13:03 PDT (1,189 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 at 15:48 PDT (1,188 days ago) in Aries

133.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 (1,188 days ago) in Centaurus

134.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 (1,188 days ago) in Centaurus

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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. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 at 00:17 PDT (1,187 days ago) in Cetus

136.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Apr 2022 (1,187 days ago) in Canes Venatici

137.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 11:54 PDT (1,185 days ago) in Virgo

138.

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. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 (1,185 days ago) in Hydra

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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. Sun, 17 Apr 2022 (1,184 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 06:47 PDT (1,183 days ago) in Aries