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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Mexico, the Contiguous United States and Clipperton Island. Sun, 07 Apr 2030 at 23:17 EDT (2,150 days away) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 10 Apr 2030 at 22:57 EDT (2,153 days away) in Gemini

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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 2030 (2,156 days away) 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. Sat, 13 Apr 2030 (2,156 days away) in Centaurus

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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 2030 (2,157 days away) in Canes Venatici

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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. Tue, 16 Apr 2030 at 09:57 EDT (2,159 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. Tue, 16 Apr 2030 (2,159 days away) 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. Wed, 17 Apr 2030 (2,160 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 17 Apr 2030 at 23:19 EDT (2,160 days away) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 18 Apr 2030 at 23:45 EDT (2,161 days away) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Apr 2030 at 19:18 EDT (2,162 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 19 Apr 2030 at 20:05 EDT (2,162 days away) in Libra

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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. Sat, 20 Apr 2030 at 01:49 EDT (2,163 days away) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Canada, Mexico and Alaska amongst others. Sat, 20 Apr 2030 at 06:41 EDT (2,163 days away) in Scorpius

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Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2030 (2,165 days away) in Hercules

136.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 at 07:09 EDT (2,166 days away) in Aries

137.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 (2,166 days away) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2030 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 (2,167 days away) in Puppis

139.

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. Wed, 24 Apr 2030 at 14:39 EDT (2,167 days away) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 26 Apr 2030 at 05:34 EDT (2,169 days away) in Virgo