3901.

The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Sombrero Galaxy M104 (NGC 4594; mag 8.6) in Virgo culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Apr 2028 (1,364 days away) in Virgo

3902.

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. Sun, 02 Apr 2028 at 15:15 EDT (1,365 days away) in Gemini

3903.

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. Mon, 03 Apr 2028 at 03:06 EDT (1,366 days away) in Coma Berenices

3904.

Close approach of Venus and M45 Venus and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 04 Apr 2028 at 03:30 EDT (1,367 days away) in Taurus

3905.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 04 Apr 2028 (1,367 days away) in Canes Venatici

3906.

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. Tue, 04 Apr 2028 (1,367 days away) in Crux

3907.

Conjunction of Saturn and Eris Saturn and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°18'. Wed, 05 Apr 2028 at 01:42 EDT (1,368 days away) in Cetus

3908.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 04:40 EDT (1,370 days away) in Leo

3909.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°59'. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 08:54 EDT (1,370 days away) in Leo

3910.

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. Fri, 07 Apr 2028 at 12:06 EDT (1,370 days away) in Leo

3911.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko passes perihelion Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 08 Apr 2028 (1,371 days away) in Aries

3912.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 09 Apr 2028 at 06:26 EDT (1,372 days away) in Virgo

3913.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 11 Apr 2028 at 19:03 EDT (1,374 days away) in Pisces

3914.

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. Tue, 11 Apr 2028 at 20:56 EDT (1,374 days away) in Libra

3915.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia, Northern Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe, Russia and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 12 Apr 2028 at 19:10 EDT (1,375 days away) in Scorpius

3916.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 12 Apr 2028 (1,375 days away) in Centaurus

3917.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 13 Apr 2028 (1,376 days away) in Centaurus

3918.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°39'. Thu, 13 Apr 2028 at 20:24 EDT (1,376 days away) in Taurus

3919.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 14 Apr 2028 (1,377 days away) in Canes Venatici

3920.

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. Sat, 15 Apr 2028 at 10:18 EDT (1,378 days away) in Cetus