881.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (660 days away) in Hercules

882.

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 (660 days away) in Gemini

883.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 19:13 EDT (660 days away) in Gemini

884.

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 13:39 EDT (661 days away) in Bootes

885.

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 (661 days away) in Ursa Major

886.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2026 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (662 days away) in Puppis

887.

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. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 22:32 EDT (661 days away) in Cancer

888.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 01:24 EDT (662 days away) in Taurus

889.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 at 05:18 EDT (662 days away) in Cancer

890.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, the Contiguous United States, Colombia and Venezuela amongst others. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 at 21:27 EDT (663 days away) in Leo

891.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 01 May 2026 at 13:23 EDT (669 days away) in Libra

892.

Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Mercury and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°15'. Sat, 02 May 2026 at 12:16 EDT (670 days away) in Cetus

893.

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, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia amongst others. Sun, 03 May 2026 at 22:55 EDT (671 days away) in Scorpius

894.

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. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 05:34 EDT (672 days away) in Scorpius

895.

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. Mon, 04 May 2026 at 18:30 EDT (672 days away) in Ophiuchus

896.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2026 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 06 May 2026 (674 days away) in Aquarius

897.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, French Southern Territories, Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Bouvet Island. Wed, 06 May 2026 at 16:56 EDT (674 days away) in Sagittarius

898.

η-Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The η-Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 May 2026 (676 days away) in Lyra

899.

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. Sat, 09 May 2026 at 17:11 EDT (677 days away) in Capricornus

900.

Messier 5 is well placed The globular cluster M5 (NGC 5904; mag 5.7) in Serpens culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 12 May 2026 (680 days away) in Serpens Caput