3341.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 29 Dec 2026 (906 days away) in Monoceros

3342.

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. Wed, 30 Dec 2026 at 13:59 EDT (907 days away) in Virgo

3343.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Fri, 01 Jan 2027 at 12:21 EDT (909 days away) in Sagittarius

3344.

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, 02 Jan 2027 (910 days away) in Canis Major

3345.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 02 Jan 2027 at 21:32 EDT (910 days away) in Pisces

3346.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 03:19 EDT (911 days away) in Libra

3347.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°45'. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 12:32 EDT (911 days away) in Libra

3348.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 at 13:21 EDT (911 days away) in Libra

3349.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2027 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 03 Jan 2027 (912 days away) in Bootes

3350.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga amongst others. Mon, 04 Jan 2027 at 12:14 EDT (912 days away) in Scorpius

3351.

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. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 03:07 EDT (915 days away) in Sagittarius

3352.

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. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 11:02 EDT (915 days away) in Sagittarius

3353.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 15:25 EDT (915 days away) in Sagittarius

3354.

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. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 20:52 EDT (915 days away) in Gemini

3355.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (918 days away) in Leo

3356.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 08:31 EDT (922 days away) in Cetus

3357.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°03'. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 14:28 EDT (922 days away) in Cetus

3358.

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. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 at 15:35 EDT (923 days away) in Pisces

3359.

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. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (923 days away) in Puppis

3360.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (923 days away) in Camelopardalis