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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 at 05:29 EDT (1,499 days ago) in Pisces

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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, 24 Mar 2020 at 11:22 EDT (1,499 days ago) in Cetus

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Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 (1,497 days ago) in Aries

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136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 04:43 EDT (1,497 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 26 Mar 2020 at 20:51 EDT (1,497 days ago) in Aries

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 00:55 EDT (1,496 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 06:37 EDT (1,495 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 11:17 EDT (1,495 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 55'. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 07:01 EDT (1,492 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 54' of each other. Tue, 31 Mar 2020 at 13:30 EDT (1,492 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 01 Apr 2020 at 06:21 EDT (1,491 days ago) in Gemini

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,491 days ago) in Virgo

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Supernova SN2020ftl discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 4277. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,490 days ago)

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Supernova SN2020ydk discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 2730. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 (1,490 days ago)

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 at 07:58 EDT (1,490 days ago) in Virgo

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 11:19 EDT (1,489 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Apr 2020 at 20:59 EDT (1,489 days ago) in Taurus

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,488 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2020 (1,488 days ago) in Crux

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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. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 14:08 EDT (1,485 days ago) in Virgo