861.

Venus at greatest elongation east Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Jan 2033 at 19:18 EDT (3,097 days away) in Aquarius

862.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°25'. Tue, 04 Jan 2033 at 20:25 EDT (3,094 days away) in Aquarius

863.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 04 Jan 2033 at 17:31 EDT (3,094 days away) in Aquarius

864.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Jan 2033 at 06:51 EDT (3,094 days away) in Pisces

865.

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. Tue, 04 Jan 2033 at 00:25 EDT (3,094 days away) in Capricornus

866.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2033 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 03 Jan 2033 (3,093 days away) in Bootes

867.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°40'. Mon, 03 Jan 2033 at 02:31 EDT (3,093 days away) in Capricornus

868.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 01 Jan 2033 at 21:22 EDT (3,091 days away) in Gemini

869.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Jan 2033 (3,091 days away) in Canis Major

870.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 01 Jan 2033 at 05:18 EDT (3,091 days away) in Sagittarius

871.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun, which happens each month around the time of new moon. Sat, 01 Jan 2033 at 02:47 EDT (3,091 days away) in Sagittarius

872.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 31 Dec 2032 at 08:41 EDT (3,090 days away) in Sagittarius

873.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 29 Dec 2032 (3,088 days away) in Monoceros

874.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Dec 2032 (3,087 days away) in Monoceros

875.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 27'. Mon, 27 Dec 2032 at 08:13 EDT (3,086 days away) in Virgo

876.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Mon, 27 Dec 2032 at 07:59 EDT (3,086 days away) in Virgo

877.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 27 Dec 2032 at 07:59 EDT (3,086 days away) in Virgo

878.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 26 Dec 2032 at 14:10 EDT (3,085 days away) in Gemini

879.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 25 Dec 2032 at 15:36 EDT (3,084 days away) in Pisces

880.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 24 Dec 2032 at 17:47 EDT (3,083 days away) in Gemini