21.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 19 Jan 2041 at 09:48 EDT (6,045 days away) in Capricornus

22.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Sun, 20 Jan 2041 at 20:24 EDT (6,046 days away) in Capricornus

23.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 21 Jan 2041 (6,047 days away) in Capricornus

24.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 07:47 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

25.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Hawaii, French Polynesia, Kiribati and Kingman Reef amongst others. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 07:47 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

26.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 15'. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 08:00 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

27.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 28'. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 20:18 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

28.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 20:41 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

29.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Russia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Corsica, Spratly Islands, RAF Akrotiri and Paracel Islands. Thu, 24 Jan 2041 at 20:41 EDT (6,050 days away) in Virgo

30.

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. Fri, 25 Jan 2041 at 05:33 EDT (6,051 days away) in Virgo

31.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 25 Jan 2041 at 07:59 EDT (6,051 days away) in Capricornus

32.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 25 Jan 2041 at 10:19 EDT (6,051 days away) in Cancer

33.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 25 Jan 2041 at 16:34 EDT (6,051 days away) in Cancer

34.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada and the Contiguous United States. Sun, 27 Jan 2041 at 07:20 EDT (6,053 days away) in Scorpius

35.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 29 Jan 2041 (6,055 days away) in Aquarius

36.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 29 Jan 2041 at 23:22 EDT (6,056 days away) in Cancer

37.

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. Wed, 30 Jan 2041 at 01:45 EDT (6,056 days away) in Sagittarius

38.

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. Wed, 30 Jan 2041 at 23:38 EDT (6,057 days away) in Sagittarius

39.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 01 Feb 2041 at 00:43 EDT (6,058 days away) in Capricornus

40.

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. Fri, 01 Feb 2041 at 02:47 EDT (6,058 days away) in Capricornus