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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. Wed, 12 Jan 2028 at 04:15 EDT (1,284 days away) in Gemini

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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. Thu, 13 Jan 2028 at 02:45 EDT (1,285 days away) in Cancer

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Asteroid 23 Thalia at opposition Asteroid 23 Thalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 14 Jan 2028 at 11:46 EDT (1,286 days away) in Lynx

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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. Sat, 15 Jan 2028 (1,287 days away) in Puppis

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NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Jan 2028 (1,287 days away) in Camelopardalis

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Jan 2028 at 09:08 EDT (1,288 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°20'. Sun, 16 Jan 2028 at 13:51 EDT (1,288 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 17 Jan 2028 at 13:23 EDT (1,289 days away) in Capricornus

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The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jan 2028 (1,289 days away) in Puppis

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Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 18 Jan 2028 at 06:58 EDT (1,290 days away) in Canis Minor

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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. Tue, 18 Jan 2028 at 14:26 EDT (1,290 days away) in Virgo

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 19 Jan 2028 at 02:44 EDT (1,291 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 19 Jan 2028 (1,291 days away) in Capricornus

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γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2028 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 19 Jan 2028 (1,291 days away) in Ursa Minor

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The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Jan 2028 (1,292 days away) in Carina

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Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including India, China, Myanmar and Thailand amongst others. Fri, 21 Jan 2028 at 19:35 EDT (1,293 days away) in Scorpius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sun, 23 Jan 2028 at 23:40 EDT (1,296 days away) in Aquarius

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The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 24 Jan 2028 (1,296 days away) in Vela

3819.

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, 25 Jan 2028 at 10:51 EDT (1,297 days away) in Sagittarius

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Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 26 Jan 2028 (1,298 days away) in Sagittarius