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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. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 04:19 EDT (1,829 days ago) in Bootes

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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, 16 Apr 2019 at 18:04 EDT (1,829 days ago) in Leo

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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 2019 (1,829 days ago) in Hydra

124.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 17 Apr 2019 at 22:25 EDT (1,828 days ago) 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. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 (1,827 days ago) in Canes Venatici

126.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 19 Apr 2019 at 07:12 EDT (1,826 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 22:04 EDT (1,824 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 at 18:57 EDT (1,823 days ago) in Aries

129.

Lyrid meteor shower 2019 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2019 (1,822 days ago) in Hercules

130.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°38'. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:34 EDT (1,822 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 07:57 EDT (1,822 days ago) in Ophiuchus

132.

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 2019 (1,822 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2019 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 (1,821 days ago) in Puppis

134.

Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 at 05:34 EDT (1,821 days ago) in Virgo

135.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 22'. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:26 EDT (1,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

136.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (1,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

137.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and New Caledonia amongst others. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 at 10:29 EDT (1,820 days ago) in Sagittarius

138.

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. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 18:18 EDT (1,819 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sun, 28 Apr 2019 at 14:19 EDT (1,817 days ago) in Aquarius

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Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,816 days ago) in Sagittarius