121.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°30'. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 at 18:29 EDT (1,704 days away) in Taurus

122.

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. Wed, 16 Apr 2031 (1,704 days away) in Hydra

123.

Messier 3 is well placed The globular cluster M3 (NGC 5272; mag 6.3) in Canes Venatici culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Apr 2031 (1,705 days away) in Canes Venatici

124.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 05:13 EDT (1,707 days away) in Pisces

125.

Conjunction of Saturn and Ceres Saturn and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°32'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 12:43 EDT (1,707 days away) in Taurus

126.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°27'. Sat, 19 Apr 2031 at 21:31 EDT (1,707 days away) in Cetus

127.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 21 Apr 2031 at 12:58 EDT (1,709 days away) in Aries

128.

Lyrid meteor shower 2031 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 22 Apr 2031 (1,711 days away) in Hercules

129.

Messier 101 is well placed The Pinwheel Galaxy M101 (NGC 5457; mag 7.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Apr 2031 (1,711 days away) in Ursa Major

130.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2031 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 (1,712 days away) in Puppis

131.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (1,712 days away) in Taurus

132.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan amongst others. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:47 EDT (1,712 days away) in Taurus

133.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 42'. Thu, 24 Apr 2031 at 10:53 EDT (1,712 days away) in Taurus

134.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°55'. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:27 EDT (1,713 days away) in Taurus

135.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 04:29 EDT (1,713 days away) in Taurus

136.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 25 Apr 2031 at 15:07 EDT (1,713 days away) in Cetus

137.

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. Sun, 27 Apr 2031 at 06:29 EDT (1,715 days away) in Gemini

138.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°17'. Mon, 28 Apr 2031 at 14:40 EDT (1,716 days away) in Taurus

139.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is optimally positioned for observation. Mon, 28 Apr 2031 at 23:41 EDT (1,716 days away) in Bootes

140.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Tue, 29 Apr 2031 at 15:19 EDT (1,717 days away) in Cancer