4301.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 18 Apr 2015 at 02:59 EDT (3,366 days ago) in Taurus

4302.

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. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 at 23:47 EDT (3,368 days ago) in Pisces

4303.

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. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 at 12:17 EDT (3,368 days ago) in Pisces

4304.

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. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 at 00:04 EDT (3,371 days ago) in Cetus

4305.

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. Sat, 11 Apr 2015 at 23:45 EDT (3,373 days ago) in Sagittarius

4306.

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, 11 Apr 2015 at 21:59 EDT (3,373 days ago) in Bootes

4307.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 at 00:07 EDT (3,374 days ago) in Pisces

4308.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 12:56 EDT (3,376 days ago) in Cancer

4309.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 09:16 EDT (3,376 days ago) in Scorpius

4310.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Wed, 08 Apr 2015 at 08:44 EDT (3,376 days ago) in Scorpius

4311.

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, 07 Apr 2015 at 02:02 EDT (3,377 days ago) in Libra

4312.

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. Mon, 06 Apr 2015 at 09:58 EDT (3,378 days ago) in Pisces

4313.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 04 Apr 2015 at 08:05 EDT (3,380 days ago) in Virgo

4314.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Antarctica, the Americas, eastern Russia, Asia, Oceania and Alaska. Sat, 04 Apr 2015 at 08:00 EDT (3,380 days ago) in Virgo

4315.

Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion Comet 88P/Howell makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2015 (3,380 days ago) in Capricornus

4316.

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. Wed, 01 Apr 2015 at 09:00 EDT (3,383 days ago) in Sextans

4317.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°34'. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 at 06:24 EDT (3,385 days ago) in Cancer

4318.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 at 03:47 EDT (3,385 days ago) in Cancer

4319.

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. Fri, 27 Mar 2015 at 03:43 EDT (3,388 days ago) in Gemini

4320.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, Alaska, Russia and Greenland. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 at 03:08 EDT (3,390 days ago) in Taurus