2041.

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. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 15:13 EDT (78 days ago) in Gemini

2042.

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. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 (78 days ago) in Hydra

2043.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 (76 days ago) in Canes Venatici

2044.

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. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 at 22:10 EDT (74 days ago) in Leo

2045.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus Jupiter and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 31'. Sat, 20 Apr 2024 at 03:30 EDT (73 days ago) in Aries

2046.

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, 20 Apr 2024 at 20:42 EDT (73 days ago) in Bootes

2047.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2024 apparition. Sun, 21 Apr 2024 (72 days ago) in Taurus

2048.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks passes perihelion Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 21 Apr 2024 (72 days ago) in Taurus

2049.

Lyrid meteor shower 2024 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 (71 days ago) in Hercules

2050.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 (71 days ago) in Ursa Major

2051.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2024 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 (70 days ago) in Puppis

2052.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 19:48 EDT (70 days ago) in Virgo

2053.

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. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 at 05:14 EDT (67 days ago) in Scorpius

2054.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand and British Indian Ocean Territory. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 at 16:45 EDT (67 days ago) in Scorpius

2055.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2'14". Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 00:01 EDT (64 days ago) in Pisces

2056.

Close approach of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune pass within 2'03" of each other. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 at 00:31 EDT (64 days ago) in Pisces

2057.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 at 12:30 EDT (63 days ago) in Pisces

2058.

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. Wed, 01 May 2024 at 07:27 EDT (62 days ago) in Capricornus

2059.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 50'. Fri, 03 May 2024 at 18:31 EDT (60 days ago) in Aquarius

2060.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 03 May 2024 at 19:10 EDT (60 days ago) in Aquarius