41.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 23:49 EDT (42 days ago) in Aquarius

42.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass within 3°11' of each other. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 at 02:12 EDT (41 days ago) in Aquarius

43.

Messier 83 is well placed The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236; mag 8.2), a face-on spiral galaxy in Hydra culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 (41 days ago) in Hydra

44.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 07:15 EDT (40 days ago) in Taurus

45.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 20:44 EDT (40 days ago) in Pisces

46.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.2) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 (39 days ago) in Canes Venatici

47.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:13 EDT (37 days ago) in Aries

48.

Hybrid solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Australia, eastern Indonesia and East Timor. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 00:17 EDT (37 days ago) in Aries

49.

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. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 12:28 EDT (37 days ago) in Bootes

50.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 03:05 EDT (36 days ago) in Aries

51.

Lyrid meteor shower 2023 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 (34 days ago) in Hercules

52.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass within 1°17' of each other. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 08:31 EDT (34 days ago) in Taurus

53.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 09:03 EDT (34 days ago) in Taurus

54.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 8.3) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (34 days ago) in Ursa Major

55.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2023 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 (33 days ago) in Puppis

56.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 22:19 EDT (32 days ago) in Gemini

57.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 3°13' of each other. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 22:56 EDT (32 days ago) in Gemini

58.

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, 27 Apr 2023 at 17:20 EDT (30 days ago) in Cancer

59.

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. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 at 02:43 EDT (29 days ago) in Cancer

60.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 30 Apr 2023 at 12:46 EDT (27 days ago) in Libra