981.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 02:41 EDT (618 days away) in Aquarius

982.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°52'. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 08:12 EDT (618 days away) in Gemini

983.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 at 09:19 EDT (618 days away) in Gemini

984.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 (619 days away) in Aquarius

985.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 at 23:54 EDT (619 days away) in Cancer

986.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza and RAF Akrotiri. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 at 15:57 EDT (621 days away) in Leo

987.

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, 01 Apr 2026 at 15:57 EDT (624 days away) in Coma Berenices

988.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 (624 days away) in Virgo

989.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 22:11 EDT (624 days away) in Virgo

990.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 14:48 EDT (626 days away) in Aquarius

991.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 18:17 EDT (626 days away) in Aquarius

992.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 06:33 EDT (627 days away) in Aquarius

993.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 (627 days away) in Canes Venatici

994.

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, 05 Apr 2026 at 01:23 EDT (628 days away) in Libra

995.

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. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 (628 days away) in Crux

996.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, French Southern Territories and Mauritius amongst others. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 at 15:54 EDT (629 days away) in Scorpius

997.

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. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 at 04:30 EDT (630 days away) in Ophiuchus

998.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°36'. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 at 18:04 EDT (631 days away) in Cetus

999.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 at 09:49 EDT (632 days away) in Sagittarius

1000.

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. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 00:52 EDT (633 days away) in Sagittarius