2701.

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 (2,117 days away) in Scorpius

2702.

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 (2,117 days away) in Scorpius

2703.

Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Apr 2030 (2,119 days away) in Hercules

2704.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 at 07:09 EDT (2,120 days away) in Aries

2705.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 (2,120 days away) in Ursa Major

2706.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2030 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 23 Apr 2030 (2,121 days away) in Puppis

2707.

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. Wed, 24 Apr 2030 at 14:39 EDT (2,121 days away) in Capricornus

2708.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 26 Apr 2030 at 05:34 EDT (2,123 days away) in Virgo

2709.

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. Sun, 28 Apr 2030 at 01:05 EDT (2,125 days away) in Bootes

2710.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°51'. Sun, 28 Apr 2030 at 20:17 EDT (2,125 days away) in Pisces

2711.

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. Mon, 29 Apr 2030 at 21:46 EDT (2,126 days away) in Pisces

2712.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 02 May 2030 at 10:13 EDT (2,129 days away) in Aries

2713.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 16:38 EDT (2,130 days away) in Taurus

2714.

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. Fri, 03 May 2030 at 23:37 EDT (2,130 days away) in Taurus

2715.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory. Sun, 05 May 2030 at 08:13 EDT (2,132 days away) in Taurus

2716.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2030 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 06 May 2030 (2,133 days away) in Aquarius

2717.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 08 May 2030 at 18:05 EDT (2,135 days away) in Pisces

2718.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2030 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 08 May 2030 (2,135 days away) in Lyra

2719.

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. Fri, 10 May 2030 at 13:11 EDT (2,137 days away) in Leo

2720.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 19'. Sun, 12 May 2030 at 16:43 EDT (2,139 days away) in Pisces