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Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 16:38 EDT (9 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 at 18:52 EDT (9 days ago) in Scorpius

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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. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 (9 days ago) in Hydra

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 at 09:32 EDT (8 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, 17 Apr 2025 (8 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 (6 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 20 Apr 2025 at 21:36 EDT (5 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 11:06 EDT (4 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 20:36 EDT (4 days ago) in Bootes

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Lyrid meteor shower 2025 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (3 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. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 (3 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2025 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 (2 days ago) in Puppis

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Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 02:02 EDT (Yesterday) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 11:41 EDT (Yesterday) in Cetus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 21:21 EDT (15 hours ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 22:35 EDT (13 hours ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 at 23:19 EDT (13 hours ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 00:23 EDT (12 hours ago) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 13:27 EDT (1 hour away) in Pisces

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 at 21:04 EDT (8 hours away) in Cetus