841.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 at 22:11 EDT (621 days away) in Virgo

842.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 14:48 EDT (623 days away) in Aquarius

843.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 at 18:17 EDT (623 days away) in Aquarius

844.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 at 06:33 EDT (624 days away) in Aquarius

845.

Messier 94 is well placed M94 (mag 8.2), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 (624 days away) in Canes Venatici

846.

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. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 at 01:23 EDT (625 days away) in Libra

847.

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. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 (625 days away) in Crux

848.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Madagascar, French Southern Territories and Mauritius amongst others. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 at 15:54 EDT (626 days away) in Scorpius

849.

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. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 at 04:30 EDT (627 days away) in Ophiuchus

850.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°36'. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 at 18:04 EDT (628 days away) in Cetus

851.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 at 09:49 EDT (629 days away) in Sagittarius

852.

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. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 at 00:52 EDT (630 days away) in Sagittarius

853.

Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Mars and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 20'. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 at 05:59 EDT (633 days away) in Pisces

854.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (633 days away) in Centaurus

855.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 (633 days away) in Centaurus

856.

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. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 at 17:52 EDT (634 days away) in Pisces

857.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 (634 days away) in Canes Venatici

858.

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, 15 Apr 2026 at 10:39 EDT (635 days away) in Cetus

859.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°12'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 15:11 EDT (635 days away) in Pisces

860.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 at 20:46 EDT (635 days away) in Pisces