1001.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 20'. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 05:59 EDT (636 days away) in Pisces

1002.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (636 days away) in Centaurus

1003.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (636 days away) in Centaurus

1004.

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, 14 Apr 2026 at 17:52 EDT (637 days away) in Pisces

1005.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 (637 days away) in Canes Venatici

1006.

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. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 10:39 EDT (638 days away) in Cetus

1007.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 15:11 EDT (638 days away) in Pisces

1008.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 20:46 EDT (638 days away) in Pisces

1009.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°14'. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 02:08 EDT (639 days away) in Cetus

1010.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 12:26 EDT (639 days away) in Pisces

1011.

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. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 (639 days away) in Hydra

1012.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 07:52 EDT (640 days away) in Pisces

1013.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 (640 days away) in Canes Venatici

1014.

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. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 02:55 EDT (642 days away) in Aries

1015.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°45'. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 04:48 EDT (642 days away) in Taurus

1016.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:52 EDT (642 days away) in Taurus

1017.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 20:00 EDT (642 days away) in Cetus

1018.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 30'. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 04:03 EDT (643 days away) in Cetus

1019.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 27' of each other. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 07:28 EDT (643 days away) in Cetus

1020.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 13:36 EDT (643 days away) in Cetus