341.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 at 14:54 EDT (765 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 16 Apr 2022 (765 days ago) in Hydra

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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. Sun, 17 Apr 2022 (764 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Mercury and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 09:47 EDT (763 days ago) in Aries

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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. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 at 17:49 EDT (763 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, the Contiguous United States, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Bermuda. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 03:10 EDT (762 days ago) in Scorpius

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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, 19 Apr 2022 at 04:18 EDT (762 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, 19 Apr 2022 at 11:13 EDT (762 days ago) in Scorpius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 at 20:59 EDT (760 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Lyrid meteor shower 2022 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 (759 days ago) in Hercules

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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. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 at 07:56 EDT (758 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 (758 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2022 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 23 Apr 2022 (757 days ago) in Puppis

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°30'. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 at 16:55 EDT (757 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 24 Apr 2022 at 19:34 EDT (757 days ago) in Capricornus

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 06:37 EDT (756 days ago) in Aries

357.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°54'. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 18:05 EDT (756 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 at 21:02 EDT (756 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 3°47'. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 21:51 EDT (755 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 01:12 EDT (754 days ago) in Aquarius