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136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 24 Mar 2018 at 16:29 EDT (2,236 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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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. Mon, 26 Mar 2018 at 13:16 EDT (2,234 days ago) in Cancer

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia and Alaska. Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 10:29 EDT (2,232 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'24". Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 20:14 EDT (2,232 days ago) in Pisces

45.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Mar 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,229 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 13:48 EDT (2,228 days ago) in Pisces

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Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,228 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Supernova SN2018aoz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3923. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 (2,227 days ago)

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Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 07:56 EDT (2,227 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 1°16' of each other. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 08:48 EDT (2,227 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 (2,227 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. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 07:30 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 10:12 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Libra

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 12:11 EDT (2,226 days ago) in Libra

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 (2,225 days ago) in Canes Venatici

56.

The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 (2,224 days ago) in Crux

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:34 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

59.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:12 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius

60.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:15 EDT (2,222 days ago) in Sagittarius