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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°06'. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 13:16 EDT (1,485 days ago) in Pisces

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Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (1,484 days ago) in Hercules

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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. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 (1,484 days ago) in Ursa Major

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 at 22:27 EDT (1,484 days ago) in Cetus

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2020 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 (1,483 days ago) in Puppis

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus 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, 26 Apr 2020 at 04:51 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°03'. Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at 11:23 EDT (1,480 days ago) in Taurus

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Tue, 28 Apr 2020 at 10:24 EDT (1,478 days ago) 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. Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 16:38 EDT (1,476 days ago) in Cancer

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Mon, 04 May 2020 at 17:48 EDT (1,472 days ago) in Aries

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Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,471 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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η-Aquariid meteor shower 2020 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 05 May 2020 (1,471 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 05 May 2020 at 23:02 EDT (1,471 days ago) in Virgo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 07 May 2020 at 06:45 EDT (1,469 days ago) in Libra

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η-Lyrid meteor shower 2020 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2020 (1,468 days ago) in Lyra

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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, 09 May 2020 at 07:48 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 00:48 EDT (1,466 days ago) in Taurus

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 May 2020 at 23:38 EDT (1,466 days ago) in Capricornus

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Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 11 May 2020 (1,465 days ago) in Serpens Caput

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Tue, 12 May 2020 at 05:40 EDT (1,464 days ago) in Sagittarius