4341.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis at opposition Asteroid 99942 Apophis makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 12:46 EDT (1,740 days away) in Virgo

4342.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 17:41 EDT (1,740 days away) in Pisces

4343.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 (1,740 days away) in Centaurus

4344.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 (1,740 days away) in Centaurus

4345.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°24'. Sat, 14 Apr 2029 at 18:38 EDT (1,741 days away) in Aries

4346.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 14 Apr 2029 (1,741 days away) in Canes Venatici

4347.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°27'. Sun, 15 Apr 2029 at 09:34 EDT (1,742 days away) in Aries

4348.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°53'. Sun, 15 Apr 2029 at 11:24 EDT (1,742 days away) in Aries

4349.

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. Sun, 15 Apr 2029 at 22:08 EDT (1,742 days away) in Cetus

4350.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Apr 2029 at 18:08 EDT (1,743 days away) in Taurus

4351.

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, 16 Apr 2029 (1,743 days away) in Hydra

4352.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Apr 2029 (1,744 days away) in Canes Venatici

4353.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2029 at 23:39 EDT (1,744 days away) in Aries

4354.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 (1,748 days away) in Aries

4355.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 at 07:44 EDT (1,748 days away) in Aries

4356.

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. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 at 15:50 EDT (1,748 days away) in Cancer

4357.

Lyrid meteor shower 2029 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Apr 2029 (1,749 days away) in Hercules

4358.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 22 Apr 2029 (1,749 days away) in Ursa Major

4359.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2029 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 23 Apr 2029 (1,750 days away) in Puppis

4360.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Apr 2029 at 10:40 EDT (1,752 days away) in Virgo