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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 at 04:30 EDT (1,120 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Tue, 06 Apr 2021 at 06:12 EDT (1,120 days ago) in Capricornus

163.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 at 03:18 EDT (1,119 days ago) in Capricornus

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1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 at 05:34 EDT (1,119 days ago) in Cetus

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 at 05:51 EDT (1,119 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 09 Apr 2021 at 04:32 EDT (1,117 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 11 Apr 2021 at 22:32 EDT (1,115 days ago) in Pisces

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 (1,113 days ago) in Centaurus

169.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 (1,113 days ago) in Centaurus

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136199 Eris at solar conjunction 136199 Eris is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 at 22:54 EDT (1,113 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 13:45 EDT (1,112 days ago) in Taurus

172.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 (1,112 days ago) in Canes Venatici

173.

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. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 (1,110 days ago) in Hydra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7'57". Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 08:08 EDT (1,109 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 08:10 EDT (1,109 days ago) in Taurus

176.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Christmas Island, Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 08:10 EDT (1,109 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 (1,109 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 20:13 EDT (1,109 days ago) in Bootes

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 18 Apr 2021 at 21:56 EDT (1,108 days ago) in Aries

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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. Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 02:59 EDT (1,106 days ago) in Cancer