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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, 13 Jan 2026 at 12:46 PST (12 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 at 12:02 PST (11 days ago) in Scorpius

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The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.4) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 (10 days ago) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 (10 days ago) in Camelopardalis

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The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 at 15:07 PST (8 days ago) in Sagittarius

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 (8 days ago) in Puppis

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jan 2026 at 11:53 PST (7 days ago) in Sagittarius

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2026 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 (6 days ago) in Ursa Minor

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Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) passes perihelion Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 (5 days ago) in Microscopium

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 (5 days ago) in Carina

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 08:01 PST (4 days ago) in Capricornus

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at 04:48 PST (3 days ago) in Capricornus

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Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 00:57 PST (2 days ago) in Pisces

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134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 02:19 PST (2 days ago) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°21'. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 04:40 PST (2 days ago) in Pisces

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Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 11:10 PST (2 days ago) in Cancer

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 (2 days ago) in Vela

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 at 20:47 PST (13 hours away) in Aries

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Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2026 apparition. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 (Tomorrow) in Grus

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 13:29 PST (2 days away) in Taurus