21.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 16 Jan 2029 at 03:12 EDT (1,661 days away) in Sagittarius

22.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 16 Jan 2029 (1,661 days away) in Puppis

23.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2029 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,664 days away) in Ursa Minor

24.

Comet 116P/Wild passes perihelion Comet 116P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,664 days away) in Libra

25.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,664 days away) in Virgo

26.

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. Sat, 20 Jan 2029 at 13:07 EDT (1,665 days away) in Pisces

27.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jan 2029 (1,665 days away) in Carina

28.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°31'. Sat, 20 Jan 2029 at 21:47 EDT (1,665 days away) in Sagittarius

29.

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. Mon, 22 Jan 2029 at 14:23 EDT (1,667 days away) in Aries

30.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°44'. Mon, 22 Jan 2029 at 19:03 EDT (1,667 days away) in Sagittarius

31.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Mon, 22 Jan 2029 at 22:46 EDT (1,667 days away) in Aries

32.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jan 2029 (1,668 days away) in Vela

33.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°07'. Wed, 24 Jan 2029 at 11:28 EDT (1,669 days away) in Sagittarius

34.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 24 Jan 2029 at 20:01 EDT (1,669 days away) in Taurus

35.

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. Sun, 28 Jan 2029 at 06:18 EDT (1,673 days away) in Capricornus

36.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 30 Jan 2029 at 01:03 EDT (1,675 days away) in Cancer

37.

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. Tue, 30 Jan 2029 (1,675 days away) in Cancer

38.

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. Tue, 30 Jan 2029 (1,675 days away) in Vela

39.

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, 30 Jan 2029 at 22:37 EDT (1,675 days away) in Leo

40.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 31 Jan 2029 (1,676 days away) in Vela