21.

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. Sat, 24 Mar 2018 at 11:35 EDT (2,218 days ago) in Orion

22.

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. Sat, 24 Mar 2018 at 16:32 EDT (2,218 days ago) in Coma Berenices

23.

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. Mon, 26 Mar 2018 at 13:16 EDT (2,216 days ago) in Cancer

24.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia and Alaska. Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 10:29 EDT (2,214 days ago) in Leo

25.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'24". Wed, 28 Mar 2018 at 20:14 EDT (2,214 days ago) in Pisces

26.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 31 Mar 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,211 days ago) in Virgo

27.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 13:48 EDT (2,210 days ago) in Pisces

28.

Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 at 19:32 EDT (2,210 days ago) in Sagittarius

29.

Supernova SN2018aoz discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3923. Sun, 01 Apr 2018 (2,209 days ago)

30.

Conjunction of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°16'. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 07:56 EDT (2,209 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

Close approach of Mars and Saturn Mars and Saturn pass within 1°16' of each other. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 at 08:48 EDT (2,209 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Apr 2018 (2,209 days ago) in Virgo

33.

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. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 07:30 EDT (2,208 days ago) in Libra

34.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 10:12 EDT (2,208 days ago) in Libra

35.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Apr 2018 at 12:11 EDT (2,208 days ago) in Libra

36.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 (2,207 days ago) in Canes Venatici

37.

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. Thu, 05 Apr 2018 (2,206 days ago) in Crux

38.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:34 EDT (2,204 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 08:36 EDT (2,204 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 07 Apr 2018 at 14:12 EDT (2,204 days ago) in Sagittarius