3921.

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. Sat, 15 Apr 2028 (1,378 days away) in Hydra

3922.

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. Sun, 16 Apr 2028 at 12:37 EDT (1,379 days away) in Sagittarius

3923.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Apr 2028 (1,380 days away) in Canes Venatici

3924.

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. Wed, 19 Apr 2028 at 11:12 EDT (1,382 days away) in Aquarius

3925.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 20 Apr 2028 at 08:00 EDT (1,383 days away) in Pisces

3926.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 21 Apr 2028 at 00:26 EDT (1,384 days away) in Aries

3927.

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. Fri, 21 Apr 2028 at 16:25 EDT (1,384 days away) in Pisces

3928.

Lyrid meteor shower 2028 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 22 Apr 2028 (1,385 days away) in Hercules

3929.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 22 Apr 2028 (1,385 days away) in Ursa Major

3930.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2028 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 23 Apr 2028 (1,386 days away) in Puppis

3931.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 24 Apr 2028 at 15:48 EDT (1,387 days away) in Aries

3932.

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. Tue, 25 Apr 2028 at 07:04 EDT (1,388 days away) in Bootes

3933.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°56'. Wed, 26 Apr 2028 at 00:15 EDT (1,389 days away) in Aries

3934.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Wed, 26 Apr 2028 at 01:57 EDT (1,389 days away) in Taurus

3935.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 26 Apr 2028 at 14:59 EDT (1,389 days away) in Taurus

3936.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°42'. Thu, 27 Apr 2028 at 20:20 EDT (1,390 days away) in Taurus

3937.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Apr 2028 at 20:27 EDT (1,390 days away) in Taurus

3938.

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, 01 May 2028 at 22:26 EDT (1,394 days away) in Cancer

3939.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 04 May 2028 at 09:38 EDT (1,397 days away) in Leo

3940.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 04 May 2028 at 12:56 EDT (1,397 days away) in Taurus