901.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at 07:48 EDT (555 days away) in Capricornus

902.

Close approach of the Moon, Pluto, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Pluto, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 03:57 EDT (556 days away) in Pisces

903.

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 07:40 EDT (556 days away) in Pisces

904.

Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 11:46 EDT (556 days away) in Cancer

905.

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 (556 days away) in Vela

906.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 at 23:47 EDT (559 days away) in Aries

907.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 16:29 EDT (560 days away) in Taurus

908.

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 05:53 EDT (562 days away) in Taurus

909.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 16:45 EDT (562 days away) in Taurus

910.

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 21:29 EDT (563 days away) in Gemini

911.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 at 22:38 EDT (563 days away) in Gemini

912.

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 (564 days away) in Cancer

913.

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 (564 days away) in Vela

914.

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 (564 days away) in Vela

915.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 08:16 EDT (565 days away) in Cancer

916.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 01 Feb 2026 at 17:09 EDT (565 days away) in Cancer

917.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Northern America, Southern Europe, the Portuguese Azores, Madeira, the Savage Islands and the Canary Islands. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 at 22:44 EDT (566 days away) in Leo

918.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 04:54 EDT (567 days away) in Leo

919.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 at 20:52 EDT (567 days away) in Taurus

920.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2026 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 08 Feb 2026 (572 days away) in Centaurus