3121.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Apr 2031 at 12:58 EDT (2,482 days away) in Aries

3122.

Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2031 (2,484 days away) in Hercules

3123.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Apr 2031 (2,484 days away) in Ursa Major

3124.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2031 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 (2,485 days away) in Puppis

3125.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (2,485 days away) in Taurus

3126.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (2,485 days away) in Taurus

3127.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:53 EDT (2,485 days away) in Taurus

3128.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°55'. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:27 EDT (2,486 days away) in Taurus

3129.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:29 EDT (2,486 days away) in Taurus

3130.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 15:07 EDT (2,486 days away) in Cetus

3131.

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. Sun, 27 Apr 2031 at 06:29 EDT (2,488 days away) in Gemini

3132.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Mon, 28 Apr 2031 at 14:40 EDT (2,489 days away) in Taurus

3133.

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. Tue, 29 Apr 2031 at 10:10 EDT (2,490 days away) in Bootes

3134.

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. Tue, 29 Apr 2031 at 15:19 EDT (2,490 days away) in Cancer

3135.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Wed, 30 Apr 2031 at 12:53 EDT (2,491 days away) in Pisces

3136.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 02 May 2031 at 13:40 EDT (2,493 days away) in Pisces

3137.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 04 May 2031 at 07:57 EDT (2,495 days away) in Libra

3138.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 04 May 2031 (2,495 days away) in Pisces

3139.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories and Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mon, 05 May 2031 at 10:31 EDT (2,496 days away) in Virgo

3140.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2031 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 06 May 2031 (2,497 days away) in Aquarius