141.

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. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 at 15:48 PDT (80 days ago) in Virgo

142.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 (80 days ago) in Centaurus

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 (80 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. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 at 11:03 PDT (79 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. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 (79 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 at 16:07 PDT (78 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 11:32 PDT (77 days ago) in Pisces

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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 13:38 PDT (77 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 15:52 PDT (77 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 (77 days ago) in Hydra

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 at 06:32 PDT (76 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 (76 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 20 Apr 2025 (73 days ago) in Pisces

154.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sun, 20 Apr 2025 at 18:36 PDT (73 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 08:06 PDT (72 days ago) in Pisces

156.

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. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 17:36 PDT (72 days ago) in Bootes

157.

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (71 days ago) in Hercules

158.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (71 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2025 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 (70 days ago) in Puppis

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 at 23:02 PDT (70 days ago) in Pisces