3101.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°07'. Wed, 09 Apr 2031 at 22:41 EDT (2,470 days away) in Libra

3102.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Africa, Namibia and French Southern Territories amongst others. Thu, 10 Apr 2031 at 19:33 EDT (2,471 days away) in Scorpius

3103.

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, 11 Apr 2031 at 15:09 EDT (2,472 days away) in Ophiuchus

3104.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Apr 2031 at 13:44 EDT (2,473 days away) in Sagittarius

3105.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°06'. Sat, 12 Apr 2031 at 13:59 EDT (2,473 days away) in Sagittarius

3106.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 13 Apr 2031 (2,474 days away) in Centaurus

3107.

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. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 at 08:58 EDT (2,475 days away) in Sagittarius

3108.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 (2,475 days away) in Centaurus

3109.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 14 Apr 2031 (2,475 days away) in Canes Venatici

3110.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 15 Apr 2031 at 08:07 EDT (2,476 days away) in Sagittarius

3111.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Tue, 15 Apr 2031 at 21:09 EDT (2,476 days away) in Taurus

3112.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 3°25' of each other. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 01:06 EDT (2,477 days away) in Taurus

3113.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 07:14 EDT (2,477 days away) in Taurus

3114.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 18:29 EDT (2,477 days away) in Taurus

3115.

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. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 (2,477 days away) in Hydra

3116.

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. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 21:52 EDT (2,477 days away) in Cetus

3117.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Apr 2031 (2,478 days away) in Canes Venatici

3118.

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. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 05:13 EDT (2,480 days away) in Pisces

3119.

Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 06:50 EDT (2,480 days away) in Taurus

3120.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°27'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 21:31 EDT (2,480 days away) in Cetus