861.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°14'. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 02:08 EDT (636 days away) in Cetus

862.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°25'. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 at 12:26 EDT (636 days away) in Pisces

863.

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. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 (636 days away) in Hydra

864.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 07:52 EDT (637 days away) in Pisces

865.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 (637 days away) in Canes Venatici

866.

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. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 02:55 EDT (639 days away) in Aries

867.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°45'. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 04:48 EDT (639 days away) in Taurus

868.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:52 EDT (639 days away) in Taurus

869.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 20:00 EDT (639 days away) in Cetus

870.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 30'. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 04:03 EDT (640 days away) in Cetus

871.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 27' of each other. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 07:28 EDT (640 days away) in Cetus

872.

Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Saturn and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°18'. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 13:36 EDT (640 days away) in Cetus

873.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 at 01:24 EDT (641 days away) in Taurus

874.

Comet 141P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 141P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (642 days away) in Aries

875.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (642 days away) in Hercules

876.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°33'. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 18:04 EDT (642 days away) in Gemini

877.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 19:13 EDT (642 days away) in Gemini

878.

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. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 13:40 EDT (643 days away) in Bootes

879.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (643 days away) in Ursa Major

880.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2026 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (644 days away) in Puppis