4781.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 06 Apr 2030 at 02:18 EDT (2,098 days away) in Aries

4782.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°07'. Sat, 06 Apr 2030 at 03:45 EDT (2,098 days away) in Aries

4783.

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. Sat, 06 Apr 2030 at 14:45 EDT (2,098 days away) in Taurus

4784.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Apr 2030 at 23:17 EDT (2,099 days away) in Taurus

4785.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Mexico, the Contiguous United States and Clipperton Island. Sun, 07 Apr 2030 at 23:17 EDT (2,099 days away) in Taurus

4786.

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. Wed, 10 Apr 2030 at 22:57 EDT (2,102 days away) in Gemini

4787.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Apr 2030 (2,105 days away) in Centaurus

4788.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Apr 2030 (2,105 days away) in Centaurus

4789.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 14 Apr 2030 (2,106 days away) in Canes Venatici

4790.

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. Tue, 16 Apr 2030 at 09:56 EDT (2,108 days away) in Cetus

4791.

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. Tue, 16 Apr 2030 (2,108 days away) in Hydra

4792.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Apr 2030 (2,109 days away) in Canes Venatici

4793.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 17 Apr 2030 at 23:19 EDT (2,109 days away) in Virgo

4794.

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. Thu, 18 Apr 2030 at 23:45 EDT (2,110 days away) in Libra

4795.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Apr 2030 at 19:18 EDT (2,111 days away) in Libra

4796.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Fri, 19 Apr 2030 at 20:05 EDT (2,111 days away) in Libra

4797.

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. Sat, 20 Apr 2030 at 01:49 EDT (2,112 days away) in Scorpius

4798.

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 the Contiguous United States, Canada, Mexico and Alaska amongst others. Sat, 20 Apr 2030 at 06:41 EDT (2,112 days away) in Scorpius

4799.

Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2030 (2,114 days away) in Hercules

4800.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 at 07:09 EDT (2,115 days away) in Aries