2681.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Thu, 04 Apr 2030 at 11:33 EDT (2,101 days away) in Aries

2682.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 04 Apr 2030 (2,101 days away) in Canes Venatici

2683.

136472 Makemake at opposition 136472 Makemake lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 05 Apr 2030 at 14:08 EDT (2,102 days away) in Bootes

2684.

The Jewel Box cluster is well placed The Jewel Box open star cluster (NGC 4755, also known as the Kappa Crucis Cluster; mag 4.2) in Crux culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 05 Apr 2030 (2,102 days away) in Crux

2685.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 06 Apr 2030 at 02:18 EDT (2,103 days away) in Aries

2686.

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 (2,103 days away) in Aries

2687.

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 (2,103 days away) in Taurus

2688.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Apr 2030 at 23:17 EDT (2,104 days away) in Taurus

2689.

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 (2,104 days away) in Taurus

2690.

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 (2,107 days away) in Gemini

2691.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 13 Apr 2030 (2,110 days away) in Centaurus

2692.

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 (2,110 days away) in Centaurus

2693.

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 (2,111 days away) in Canes Venatici

2694.

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 09:57 EDT (2,113 days away) in Cetus

2695.

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 (2,113 days away) in Hydra

2696.

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 (2,114 days away) in Canes Venatici

2697.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 17 Apr 2030 at 23:19 EDT (2,114 days away) in Virgo

2698.

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 (2,115 days away) in Libra

2699.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Apr 2030 at 19:18 EDT (2,116 days away) in Libra

2700.

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 (2,116 days away) in Libra