21.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 at 22:35 EDT (1,473 days ago) in Virgo

22.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto Jupiter and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 44'. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 at 07:13 EDT (1,471 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Fri, 10 Apr 2020 at 07:09 EDT (1,470 days ago) in Libra

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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. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 at 11:01 EDT (1,467 days ago) in Cetus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,467 days ago) in Centaurus

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2020 (1,467 days ago) in Centaurus

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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. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 18:56 EDT (1,466 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°59'. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:05 EDT (1,466 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 19:28 EDT (1,466 days ago) in Sagittarius

30.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 (1,466 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:18 EDT (1,465 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 05:59 EDT (1,465 days ago) in Capricornus

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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, 15 Apr 2020 (1,465 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 1°59'. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 00:33 EDT (1,464 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 01:24 EDT (1,464 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Thu, 16 Apr 2020 at 12:17 EDT (1,464 days ago) in Bootes

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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. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 (1,463 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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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. Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 23:14 EDT (1,461 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 at 15:00 EDT (1,460 days ago) in Cetus

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Supernova SN2020hvf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3643. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 (1,459 days ago)