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Tue, 06 Jan 2026
09:10 PST
Venus at superior solar conjunction

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Fri, 09 Jan 2026
03:07 PST
Mars at solar conjunction

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Sat, 10 Jan 2026
00:34 PST
Jupiter at opposition

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Wed, 21 Jan 2026
08:01 PST
Mercury at superior solar conjunction

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
02:19 PST
134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

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Sun, 25 Jan 2026
20:47 PST
Moon at First Quarter

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026
00:52 PST to 04:54 PST
Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026
13:45 PST
The Moon at perigee

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
18:29 PST
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
19:38 PST
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Sun, 01 Feb 2026
14:09 PST
Full Moon

Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.

Tue, 03 Feb 2026
01:54 PST
The Moon at aphelion

© NASA/Voyager 2

Tue, 03 Feb 2026
17:52 PST
Uranus ends retrograde motion

© Digitised Sky Survey (DSS); Second Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-II)

Sun, 08 Feb 2026
NGC 2808 is well placed

© NASA/JPL/MESSENGER

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
06:35 PST
Mercury at greatest elongation east

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The sky on 28 January 2026
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Venus 07:14 12:26 17:38
Moon 12:50 20:27 04:06
Mars 06:40 11:45 16:50
Jupiter 15:24 22:33 05:41
Saturn 09:20 15:15 21:10
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