441.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 at 07:52 EDT (116 days ago) in Pisces

442.

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 (116 days ago) in Canes Venatici

443.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 02:55 EDT (114 days ago) in Aries

444.

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 (114 days ago) in Taurus

445.

Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 (114 days ago) in Pisces

446.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 at 12:52 EDT (114 days ago) in Taurus

447.

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 (114 days ago) in Cetus

448.

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 (113 days ago) in Cetus

449.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 27' of each other. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 07:28 EDT (113 days ago) in Cetus

450.

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 (113 days ago) in Cetus

451.

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 (112 days ago) in Taurus

452.

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 (111 days ago) in Hercules

453.

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 (111 days ago) in Gemini

454.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 19:13 EDT (111 days ago) in Gemini

455.

136108 Haumea at opposition 136108 Haumea is optimally positioned for observation. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 04:47 EDT (110 days ago) in Bootes

456.

Comet 141P/Machholz passes perihelion Comet 141P/Machholz makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (110 days ago) in Aries

457.

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 (110 days ago) in Ursa Major

458.

π-Puppid meteor shower 2026 The π-Puppid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 (109 days ago) in Puppis

459.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 at 22:32 EDT (110 days ago) in Cancer

460.

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 (109 days ago) in Taurus