2981.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 07:52 EDT (650 days away) in Pisces

2982.

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 (650 days away) in Canes Venatici

2983.

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 (652 days away) in Aries

2984.

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 (652 days away) in Taurus

2985.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:52 EDT (652 days away) in Taurus

2986.

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 (652 days away) in Cetus

2987.

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 (653 days away) in Cetus

2988.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 27' of each other. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 07:28 EDT (653 days away) in Cetus

2989.

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 (653 days away) in Cetus

2990.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 01:24 EDT (654 days away) in Taurus

2991.

Comet 141P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 141P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (655 days away) in Aries

2992.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (655 days away) in Hercules

2993.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 18:04 EDT (655 days away) in Gemini

2994.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 19:13 EDT (655 days away) in Gemini

2995.

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. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 13:40 EDT (656 days away) in Bootes

2996.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (656 days away) in Ursa Major

2997.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2026 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (657 days away) in Puppis

2998.

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. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 22:32 EDT (656 days away) in Cancer

2999.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 01:24 EDT (657 days away) in Taurus

3000.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 05:18 EDT (657 days away) in Cancer