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Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Mexico and Greenland amongst others. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 09:18 PDT (462 days ago) in Pisces

122.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 09:38 PDT (462 days ago) in Pisces

123.

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. Sun, 07 Apr 2024 at 10:51 PDT (462 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 04:58 PDT (461 days ago) in Bootes

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Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from south-eastern Canada, Mexico and the eastern Contiguous United States. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 11:18 PDT (461 days ago) in Pisces

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 at 11:21 PDT (461 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 26' of each other. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 13:35 PDT (459 days ago) in Aquarius

128.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°59'. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 14:09 PDT (459 days ago) in Aries

129.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 28'. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 20:11 PDT (459 days ago) in Aquarius

130.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 06:34 PDT (458 days ago) in Taurus

131.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 15:58 PDT (458 days ago) in Pisces

132.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Polynesia, Kiribati, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 at 21:58 PDT (457 days ago) in Taurus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 (456 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. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 (456 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. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 at 23:23 PDT (456 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. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 (455 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 12:13 PDT (454 days ago) in Gemini

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. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 (454 days ago) in Hydra

139.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 (452 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 at 19:10 PDT (450 days ago) in Leo