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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 Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 02:53 PST (14 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 13:45 PST (14 days ago) in Taurus

3.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 at 18:29 PST (13 days ago) in Gemini

4.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 at 19:38 PST (13 days ago) in Gemini

5.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 (12 days ago) in Cancer

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The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 (12 days ago) in Vela

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The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 31 Jan 2026 (12 days ago) in Vela

8.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 05:16 PST (11 days ago) in Cancer

9.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 14:09 PST (11 days ago) in Cancer

10.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Northern America, Southern Europe, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 at 19:44 PST (10 days ago) in Leo

11.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 01:54 PST (9 days ago) in Leo

12.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 17:52 PST (9 days ago) in Taurus

13.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2026 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 (4 days ago) in Centaurus

14.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 (4 days ago) in Carina

15.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Mon, 09 Feb 2026 at 04:43 PST (3 days ago) in Libra

16.

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. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 08:51 PST (2 days ago) in Scorpius

17.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Falkland Islands and Bouvet Island amongst others. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 19:50 PST (2 days ago) in Scorpius

18.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 at 13:01 PST (Tomorrow) in Sagittarius

19.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 02:20 PST (3 days away) in Capricornus

20.

Conjunction of Saturn and Neptune Saturn and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 54'. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 at 19:38 PST (3 days away) in Pisces