4361.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°46'. Wed, 25 Apr 2029 at 15:45 EDT (1,752 days away) in Virgo

4362.

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, 26 Apr 2029 at 16:04 EDT (1,753 days away) in Bootes

4363.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Apr 2029 at 02:50 EDT (1,754 days away) in Virgo

4364.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°54'. Fri, 27 Apr 2029 at 06:40 EDT (1,754 days away) in Virgo

4365.

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, 27 Apr 2029 at 12:23 EDT (1,754 days away) in Virgo

4366.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 28 Apr 2029 at 06:36 EDT (1,755 days away) in Virgo

4367.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands amongst others. Sun, 29 Apr 2029 at 21:58 EDT (1,756 days away) in Scorpius

4368.

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. Mon, 30 Apr 2029 at 10:22 EDT (1,757 days away) in Ophiuchus

4369.

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. Fri, 04 May 2029 at 12:47 EDT (1,761 days away) in Aries

4370.

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. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 05:48 EDT (1,762 days away) in Aquarius

4371.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 05 May 2029 at 14:58 EDT (1,762 days away) in Virgo

4372.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2029 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 05 May 2029 (1,763 days away) in Aquarius

4373.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2029 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 May 2029 (1,765 days away) in Lyra

4374.

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. Thu, 10 May 2029 at 02:58 EDT (1,767 days away) in Pisces

4375.

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. Thu, 10 May 2029 at 22:53 EDT (1,767 days away) in Pisces

4376.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 11 May 2029 (1,768 days away) in Serpens Caput

4377.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 12 May 2029 at 19:22 EDT (1,769 days away) in Aries

4378.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 13 May 2029 at 09:43 EDT (1,770 days away) in Aries

4379.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Mon, 14 May 2029 at 15:15 EDT (1,771 days away) in Taurus

4380.

Comet 81P/Wild passes perihelion Comet 81P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 15 May 2029 (1,772 days away) in Leo