1381.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 17 Apr 2027 at 00:56 EDT (1,019 days away) in Pisces

1382.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Apr 2027 (1,019 days away) in Canes Venatici

1383.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 20 Apr 2027 at 18:26 EDT (1,022 days away) in Virgo

1384.

Lyrid meteor shower 2027 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 22 Apr 2027 (1,025 days away) in Hercules

1385.

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. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 at 14:43 EDT (1,025 days away) in Scorpius

1386.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 (1,025 days away) in Ursa Major

1387.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 23 Apr 2027 at 19:58 EDT (1,025 days away) in Scorpius

1388.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2027 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 24 Apr 2027 (1,026 days away) in Puppis

1389.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Sat, 24 Apr 2027 at 04:52 EDT (1,026 days away) in Pisces

1390.

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. Sat, 24 Apr 2027 at 22:15 EDT (1,026 days away) in Bootes

1391.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Japan, Russia, Kiribati and Federated States of Micronesia amongst others. Mon, 26 Apr 2027 at 12:21 EDT (1,028 days away) in Sagittarius

1392.

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, 27 Apr 2027 at 17:21 EDT (1,029 days away) in Sagittarius

1393.

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. Wed, 28 Apr 2027 at 16:18 EDT (1,030 days away) in Capricornus

1394.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Apr 2027 at 17:28 EDT (1,030 days away) in Aries

1395.

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. Mon, 03 May 2027 at 20:23 EDT (1,035 days away) in Pisces

1396.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°39'. Tue, 04 May 2027 at 10:19 EDT (1,036 days away) in Pisces

1397.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°25'. Tue, 04 May 2027 at 17:00 EDT (1,036 days away) in Pisces

1398.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 May 2027 at 03:27 EDT (1,037 days away) in Aries

1399.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 06 May 2027 at 06:59 EDT (1,038 days away) in Aries

1400.

η-Aquariid meteor shower 2027 The η-Aquariid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 06 May 2027 (1,038 days away) in Aquarius