2961.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 06:33 EDT (637 days away) in Aquarius

2962.

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 (637 days away) in Canes Venatici

2963.

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 (638 days away) in Libra

2964.

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 (638 days away) in Crux

2965.

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 (639 days away) in Scorpius

2966.

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 (640 days away) in Ophiuchus

2967.

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 (641 days away) in Cetus

2968.

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 (642 days away) in Sagittarius

2969.

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 (643 days away) in Sagittarius

2970.

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 (646 days away) in Pisces

2971.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (646 days away) in Centaurus

2972.

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 (646 days away) in Centaurus

2973.

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 (647 days away) in Pisces

2974.

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 (647 days away) in Canes Venatici

2975.

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 (648 days away) in Cetus

2976.

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 (648 days away) in Pisces

2977.

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 (648 days away) in Pisces

2978.

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 (649 days away) in Cetus

2979.

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 (649 days away) in Pisces

2980.

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 (649 days away) in Hydra