141.

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 (697 days away) in Pisces

142.

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 (697 days away) in Hydra

143.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 07:52 EDT (698 days away) in Pisces

144.

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 (698 days away) in Canes Venatici

145.

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 (700 days away) in Aries

146.

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 (700 days away) in Taurus

147.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:52 EDT (700 days away) in Taurus

148.

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 (700 days away) in Cetus

149.

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 (701 days away) in Cetus

150.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 27' of each other. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 07:28 EDT (701 days away) in Cetus

151.

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 (701 days away) in Cetus

152.

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 (702 days away) in Taurus

153.

Comet 141P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 141P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (703 days away) in Aries

154.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (703 days away) in Hercules

155.

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 (703 days away) in Gemini

156.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 19:13 EDT (703 days away) in Gemini

157.

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 (704 days away) in Bootes

158.

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 (704 days away) in Ursa Major

159.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2026 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (705 days away) in Puppis

160.

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 (704 days away) in Cancer