21.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 (1,114 days ago) in Centaurus

22.

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 (1,114 days ago) in Centaurus

23.

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 (1,114 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 (1,113 days ago) in Taurus

25.

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 (1,113 days ago) in Canes Venatici

26.

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 (1,111 days ago) in Hydra

27.

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 (1,110 days ago) in Taurus

28.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 08:10 EDT (1,110 days ago) in Taurus

29.

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 (1,110 days ago) in Taurus

30.

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 (1,110 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 (1,110 days ago) in Bootes

32.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 18 Apr 2021 at 21:56 EDT (1,109 days ago) in Aries

33.

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 (1,107 days ago) in Cancer

34.

Lyrid meteor shower 2021 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 (1,105 days ago) in Hercules

35.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 (1,105 days ago) in Ursa Major

36.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2021 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 (1,104 days ago) in Puppis

37.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 21:48 EDT (1,101 days ago) in Aries

38.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 23:31 EDT (1,101 days ago) in Libra

39.

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, 27 Apr 2021 at 11:22 EDT (1,100 days ago) in Libra

40.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 17:11 EDT (1,099 days ago) in Scorpius