21.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 at 06:16 PDT (840 days ago) in Gemini

22.

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, 28 Mar 2023 at 19:32 PDT (840 days ago) in Gemini

23.

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. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 at 11:43 PDT (839 days ago) in Coma Berenices

24.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°17'. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 at 23:13 PDT (838 days ago) in Aries

25.

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. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 04:17 PDT (837 days ago) in Cancer

26.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 12:48 PDT (837 days ago) in Pisces

27.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 02 Apr 2023 (835 days ago) in Virgo

28.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 04 Apr 2023 (833 days ago) in Canes Venatici

29.

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. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 (832 days ago) in Crux

30.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 at 21:34 PDT (832 days ago) in Virgo

31.

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. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 at 08:29 PDT (829 days ago) in Libra

32.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sat, 08 Apr 2023 at 20:25 PDT (829 days ago) in Aries

33.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, French Southern Territories, Australia and Mauritius amongst others. Sun, 09 Apr 2023 at 11:00 PDT (828 days ago) in Scorpius

34.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 (826 days ago) in Aries

35.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 11:51 PDT (826 days ago) in Aries

36.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter 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, 11 Apr 2023 at 14:55 PDT (826 days ago) in Pisces

37.

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. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 02:11 PDT (824 days ago) in Sagittarius

38.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 at 07:32 PDT (824 days ago) in Pisces

39.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 (824 days ago) in Centaurus

40.

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. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 11:56 PDT (823 days ago) in Cetus