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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°25'. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 07:42 EDT (753 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Saturn The Moon, Venus and Saturn pass close to one another. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 09:51 EDT (753 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 10:10 EDT (753 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 16:49 EDT (753 days ago) in Coma Berenices

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 2°06' of each other. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 at 20:50 EDT (753 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°09'. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 09:07 EDT (752 days ago) in Capricornus

167.

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. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 at 18:06 EDT (752 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°55'. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 at 10:36 EDT (751 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 at 02:25 EDT (749 days ago) in Cetus

170.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 (749 days ago) in Virgo

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 02 Apr 2022 at 19:18 EDT (748 days ago) in Pisces

172.

Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2022 apparition. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 (747 days ago) in Pisces

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Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo. Sun, 03 Apr 2022 at 13:52 EDT (747 days ago) in Aries

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Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 18:05 EDT (746 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 (746 days ago) in Canes Venatici

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Close approach of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars pass within 18' of each other. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 at 21:42 EDT (746 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 (745 days ago) in Crux

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Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 F1 (Lemmon-PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 (744 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. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 at 15:10 EDT (743 days ago) in Gemini

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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. Sat, 09 Apr 2022 at 02:48 EDT (741 days ago) in Gemini