3781.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Johnston Atoll and Midway Atoll. Sat, 25 Dec 2027 at 13:50 EDT (1,266 days away) in Scorpius

3782.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 27 Dec 2027 at 15:13 EDT (1,268 days away) in Sagittarius

3783.

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. Tue, 28 Dec 2027 at 04:03 EDT (1,269 days away) in Sagittarius

3784.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Wed, 29 Dec 2027 at 07:11 EDT (1,270 days away) in Sagittarius

3785.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 29 Dec 2027 (1,270 days away) in Monoceros

3786.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 30 Dec 2027 at 18:13 EDT (1,271 days away) in Capricornus

3787.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 30 Dec 2027 (1,271 days away) in Monoceros

3788.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°07'. Thu, 30 Dec 2027 at 20:54 EDT (1,271 days away) in Capricornus

3789.

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. Fri, 31 Dec 2027 at 22:51 EDT (1,272 days away) in Capricornus

3790.

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. Sun, 02 Jan 2028 (1,274 days away) in Canis Major

3791.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2028 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 04 Jan 2028 (1,276 days away) in Bootes

3792.

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. Tue, 04 Jan 2028 at 20:40 EDT (1,276 days away) in Pisces

3793.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 Jan 2028 at 07:28 EDT (1,277 days away) in Pisces

3794.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°21'. Wed, 05 Jan 2028 at 16:06 EDT (1,277 days away) in Pisces

3795.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Jan 2028 at 10:09 EDT (1,280 days away) in Taurus

3796.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Sat, 08 Jan 2028 at 10:28 EDT (1,280 days away) in Capricornus

3797.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 08 Jan 2028 at 16:34 EDT (1,280 days away) in Gemini

3798.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 11 Jan 2028 at 23:02 EDT (1,284 days away) in Gemini

3799.

Partial lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Africa, Europe, Alaska and Asia. Tue, 11 Jan 2028 at 23:14 EDT (1,284 days away) in Gemini

3800.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 12 Jan 2028 at 03:34 EDT (1,284 days away) in Virgo