121.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 at 13:09 EDT (2,936 days ago) in Aries

122.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Guernsey, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas, the Canary Islands, Northern Ireland and RAF Akrotiri. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:07 EDT (2,935 days ago) in Pisces

123.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 at 04:29 EDT (2,935 days ago) in Pisces

124.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 07:24 EDT (2,934 days ago) in Pisces

125.

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. Thu, 07 Apr 2016 at 13:35 EDT (2,934 days ago) in Pisces

126.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°09'. Fri, 08 Apr 2016 at 06:34 EDT (2,933 days ago) in Aries

127.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 at 17:17 EDT (2,932 days ago) in Pisces

128.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 14:45 EDT (2,931 days ago) in Taurus

129.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Cuba and Bahamas amongst others. Sun, 10 Apr 2016 at 18:23 EDT (2,931 days ago) in Taurus

130.

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, 12 Apr 2016 at 05:20 EDT (2,929 days ago) in Bootes

131.

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. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 at 11:44 EDT (2,929 days ago) in Cetus

132.

Centaurus A is well placed Centaurus A (NGC 5128; mag 7.0) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (2,928 days ago) in Centaurus

133.

Omega Centauri is well placed The brightest globular cluster in the sky, Omega Centauri (mag 3.6) culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 (2,928 days ago) in Centaurus

134.

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. Wed, 13 Apr 2016 at 23:59 EDT (2,928 days ago) in Gemini

135.

The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy M51 (NGC 5194; mag 8.4) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 14 Apr 2016 (2,927 days ago) in Canes Venatici

136.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 at 04:04 EDT (2,926 days ago) in Aries

137.

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. Fri, 15 Apr 2016 (2,926 days ago) in Hydra

138.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 08:17 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Ophiuchus

139.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 (2,924 days ago) in Canes Venatici

140.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Apr 2016 at 23:26 EDT (2,924 days ago) in Leo