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The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Apr 2029 (1,807 days away) in Canes Venatici

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Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sat, 14 Apr 2029 at 18:38 EDT (1,807 days away) in Aries

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Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 (1,806 days away) in Centaurus

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Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 (1,806 days away) in Centaurus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 17:41 EDT (1,806 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 01:59 EDT (1,806 days away) in Virgo

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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. Thu, 12 Apr 2029 at 19:05 EDT (1,805 days away) in Pisces

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 11 Apr 2029 at 23:57 EDT (1,804 days away) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 10 Apr 2029 at 17:10 EDT (1,803 days away) in Pisces

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 07 Apr 2029 at 21:25 EDT (1,800 days away) in Aries

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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 2029 (1,798 days away) in Crux

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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. Thu, 05 Apr 2029 at 15:52 EDT (1,798 days away) in Sagittarius

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Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 04 Apr 2029 (1,797 days away) in Canes Venatici

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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, 04 Apr 2029 at 08:45 EDT (1,797 days away) in Bootes

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mon, 02 Apr 2029 at 11:40 EDT (1,795 days away) in Scorpius

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The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 01 Apr 2029 (1,794 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sun, 01 Apr 2029 at 05:16 EDT (1,794 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°48'. Sat, 31 Mar 2029 at 00:49 EDT (1,793 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 30 Mar 2029 at 21:08 EDT (1,792 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 30 Mar 2029 at 01:39 EDT (1,792 days away) in Virgo