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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 14:18 EST (584 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 14:21 EST (584 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 16:35 EST (582 days ago) in Aquarius

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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 17:09 EST (582 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 28'. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 at 23:11 EST (582 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 09:34 EST (581 days ago) in Taurus

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 at 18:58 EST (581 days ago) in Pisces

128.

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. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 at 00:58 EST (580 days ago) in Taurus

129.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 (579 days ago) in Centaurus

130.

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 (579 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. Sun, 14 Apr 2024 at 02:23 EST (578 days ago) in Cetus

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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 (578 days ago) in Canes Venatici

133.

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 15:13 EST (577 days ago) in Gemini

134.

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 (577 days ago) in Hydra

135.

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 (575 days ago) in Canes Venatici

136.

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 22:10 EST (573 days ago) in Leo

137.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus Jupiter and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 31'. Sat, 20 Apr 2024 at 03:30 EST (572 days ago) in Aries

138.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 20 Apr 2024 at 12:20 EST (572 days ago) in Bootes

139.

Lyrid meteor shower 2024 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 (570 days ago) in Hercules

140.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 (570 days ago) in Ursa Major