4241.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°52'. Mon, 08 Jan 2029 at 02:38 EDT (1,646 days away) in Virgo

4242.

Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy passes perihelion Comet 118P/Shoemaker-Levy makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 09 Jan 2029 (1,647 days away) in Orion

4243.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 09 Jan 2029 at 20:41 EDT (1,647 days away) in Capricornus

4244.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 47'. Sat, 13 Jan 2029 at 02:32 EDT (1,651 days away) in Sagittarius

4245.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Heard Island and McDonald Islands amongst others. Sat, 13 Jan 2029 at 02:46 EDT (1,651 days away) in Sagittarius

4246.

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. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 at 05:21 EDT (1,652 days away) in Sagittarius

4247.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 at 12:13 EDT (1,652 days away) in Sagittarius

4248.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 at 12:25 EDT (1,652 days away) in Sagittarius

4249.

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. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 (1,652 days away) in Puppis

4250.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 (1,652 days away) in Camelopardalis

4251.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 16 Jan 2029 at 03:12 EDT (1,654 days away) in Sagittarius

4252.

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 (1,654 days away) in Puppis

4253.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2029 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,657 days away) in Ursa Minor

4254.

Comet 116P/Wild passes perihelion Comet 116P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,657 days away) in Libra

4255.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,657 days away) in Virgo

4256.

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 (1,658 days away) in Pisces

4257.

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 (1,658 days away) in Carina

4258.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°31'. Sat, 20 Jan 2029 at 22:40 EDT (1,658 days away) in Sagittarius

4259.

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 (1,660 days away) in Aries

4260.

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 (1,660 days away) in Sagittarius