4701.

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. Mon, 28 Jan 2030 at 10:59 EDT (2,030 days away) in Scorpius

4702.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°20'. Wed, 30 Jan 2030 at 22:09 EDT (2,032 days away) in Sagittarius

4703.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 at 17:02 EDT (2,033 days away) in Sagittarius

4704.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 (2,033 days away) in Cancer

4705.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 (2,033 days away) in Vela

4706.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 (2,033 days away) in Vela

4707.

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. Fri, 01 Feb 2030 at 11:00 EDT (2,034 days away) in Sagittarius

4708.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 02 Feb 2030 at 11:08 EDT (2,035 days away) in Aquarius

4709.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°24'. Mon, 04 Feb 2030 at 18:53 EDT (2,037 days away) in Aquarius

4710.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 06 Feb 2030 at 22:30 EDT (2,039 days away) in Sagittarius

4711.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2030 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2030 (2,041 days away) in Centaurus

4712.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 08 Feb 2030 (2,041 days away) in Carina

4713.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 09 Feb 2030 at 17:38 EDT (2,042 days away) in Capricornus

4714.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 01:00 EDT (2,043 days away) in Aries

4715.

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. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 01:06 EDT (2,043 days away) in Aries

4716.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 03:08 EDT (2,043 days away) in Aries

4717.

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. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 06:50 EDT (2,043 days away) in Aries

4718.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Tue, 12 Feb 2030 at 04:58 EDT (2,045 days away) in Taurus

4719.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from Canada, Russia and Alaska. Tue, 12 Feb 2030 at 04:58 EDT (2,045 days away) in Taurus

4720.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 14 Feb 2030 (2,047 days away) in Capricornus