41.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (821 days ago) in Centaurus

42.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 (821 days ago) in Canes Venatici

43.

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. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 19:23 PDT (820 days ago) in Aquarius

44.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 20:49 PDT (820 days ago) in Aquarius

45.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 at 23:12 PDT (820 days ago) in Aquarius

46.

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. Sun, 16 Apr 2023 (819 days ago) in Hydra

47.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 at 04:15 PDT (818 days ago) in Taurus

48.

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, 17 Apr 2023 at 17:44 PDT (818 days ago) in Pisces

49.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 (817 days ago) in Canes Venatici

50.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 at 21:13 PDT (816 days ago) in Aries

51.

Hybrid solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from western Australia, eastern Indonesia and East Timor. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 at 21:17 PDT (816 days ago) in Aries

52.

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. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 01:20 PDT (815 days ago) in Bootes

53.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 at 00:05 PDT (814 days ago) in Aries

54.

Lyrid meteor shower 2023 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2023 (812 days ago) in Hercules

55.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 05:31 PDT (812 days ago) in Taurus

56.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 at 06:03 PDT (812 days ago) in Taurus

57.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (812 days ago) in Ursa Major

58.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2023 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 23 Apr 2023 (811 days ago) in Puppis

59.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°13'. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 19:19 PDT (810 days ago) in Gemini

60.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 19:56 PDT (810 days ago) in Gemini