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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 (1,103 days ago) in Taurus

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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 (1,103 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 (1,103 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 20:14 EDT (1,103 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 (1,102 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 (1,100 days ago) in Cancer

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Lyrid meteor shower 2021 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 (1,098 days ago) in Hercules

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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 (1,098 days ago) in Ursa Major

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π-Puppid meteor shower 2021 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 (1,097 days ago) in Puppis

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 21:48 EDT (1,094 days ago) in Aries

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 at 23:31 EDT (1,094 days ago) in Libra

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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 (1,093 days ago) in Libra

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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 (1,092 days ago) in Scorpius

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Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°54'. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 17:57 EDT (1,092 days ago) in Cetus

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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. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 23:32 EDT (1,092 days ago) in Scorpius

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Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 30 Apr 2021 at 15:44 EDT (1,090 days ago) in Aries

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll amongst others. Sat, 01 May 2021 at 09:37 EDT (1,089 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 4°09'. Mon, 03 May 2021 at 12:58 EDT (1,087 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, 03 May 2021 at 14:49 EDT (1,087 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Mon, 03 May 2021 at 15:50 EDT (1,087 days ago) in Capricornus