2241.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 at 17:41 EDT (1,745 days away) in Pisces

2242.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 13 Apr 2029 (1,745 days away) in Centaurus

2243.

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 (1,745 days away) in Centaurus

2244.

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 (1,746 days away) in Aries

2245.

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 (1,746 days away) in Canes Venatici

2246.

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 (1,747 days away) in Aries

2247.

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 (1,747 days away) in Aries

2248.

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 22:09 EDT (1,747 days away) in Cetus

2249.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 16 Apr 2029 at 18:08 EDT (1,748 days away) in Taurus

2250.

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 (1,748 days away) in Hydra

2251.

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 (1,749 days away) in Canes Venatici

2252.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 17 Apr 2029 at 23:39 EDT (1,749 days away) in Aries

2253.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 (1,753 days away) in Aries

2254.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 21 Apr 2029 at 07:44 EDT (1,753 days away) in Aries

2255.

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 (1,753 days away) in Cancer

2256.

Lyrid meteor shower 2029 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Apr 2029 (1,754 days away) in Hercules

2257.

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 (1,754 days away) in Ursa Major

2258.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2029 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 23 Apr 2029 (1,755 days away) in Puppis

2259.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Wed, 25 Apr 2029 at 10:40 EDT (1,757 days away) in Virgo

2260.

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 (1,757 days away) in Virgo