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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. Wed, 14 Apr 2027 (1,077 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 10:18 EDT (1,078 days away) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 10:18 EDT (1,078 days away) in Cancer

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 59'. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 10:57 EDT (1,078 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 18:43 EDT (1,078 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°15'. Thu, 15 Apr 2027 at 21:00 EDT (1,078 days away) in Leo

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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, 15 Apr 2027 at 22:19 EDT (1,078 days away) in Cetus

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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. Fri, 16 Apr 2027 (1,079 days away) in Hydra

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 17 Apr 2027 at 00:56 EDT (1,080 days away) 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. Sat, 17 Apr 2027 (1,080 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 20 Apr 2027 at 18:26 EDT (1,083 days away) in Virgo

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Lyrid meteor shower 2027 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Apr 2027 (1,086 days away) in Hercules

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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. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 at 14:43 EDT (1,086 days away) in Scorpius

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Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 (1,086 days away) in Ursa Major

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 at 19:58 EDT (1,086 days away) in Scorpius

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2027 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 24 Apr 2027 (1,087 days away) in Puppis

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Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Sat, 24 Apr 2027 at 04:52 EDT (1,087 days away) in Pisces

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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, 24 Apr 2027 at 22:15 EDT (1,087 days away) in Bootes

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Japan, Russia, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia amongst others. Mon, 26 Apr 2027 at 12:21 EDT (1,089 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Tue, 27 Apr 2027 at 17:21 EDT (1,090 days away) in Sagittarius