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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. Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 21:10 PDT (1,861 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3'12". Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 21:59 PDT (1,860 days ago) in Sagittarius

163.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 21:59 PDT (1,860 days ago) in Sagittarius

164.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Botswana amongst others. Thu, 28 Mar 2019 at 21:59 PDT (1,860 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 31 Mar 2019 at 17:13 PDT (1,857 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. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 at 21:16 PDT (1,856 days ago) in Aquarius

167.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°40'. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 at 21:17 PDT (1,856 days ago) in Aquarius

168.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 at 23:09 PDT (1,856 days ago) in Aquarius

169.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 11:39 PDT (1,855 days ago) in Aquarius

170.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 at 16:02 PDT (1,855 days ago) in Aquarius

171.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 02 Apr 2019 (1,855 days ago) in Virgo

172.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 04 Apr 2019 at 21:46 PDT (1,853 days ago) in Corvus

173.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 at 01:51 PDT (1,852 days ago) in Cetus

174.

Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Asteroid 2 Pallas makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 at 07:22 PDT (1,852 days ago) in Bootes

175.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 (1,852 days ago) in Canes Venatici

176.

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. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 (1,852 days ago) in Crux

177.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 07 Apr 2019 (1,850 days ago) in Aquarius

178.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°43'. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 at 23:39 PDT (1,849 days ago) in Taurus

179.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 09 Apr 2019 at 01:49 PDT (1,848 days ago) in Taurus

180.

Supernova SN2019dfa discovered A new supernova has been discovered in IC 582. Tue, 09 Apr 2019 (1,847 days ago)