5081.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Dec 2030 at 12:33 EDT (2,360 days away) in Sagittarius

5082.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 24 Dec 2030 at 20:49 EDT (2,360 days away) in Sagittarius

5083.

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, 24 Dec 2030 at 22:02 EDT (2,360 days away) in Sagittarius

5084.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°57'. Wed, 25 Dec 2030 at 17:21 EDT (2,361 days away) in Sagittarius

5085.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 28 Dec 2030 (2,364 days away) in Monoceros

5086.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 29 Dec 2030 (2,365 days away) in Monoceros

5087.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 30 Dec 2030 at 15:33 EDT (2,366 days away) in Ophiuchus

5088.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 30 Dec 2030 (2,367 days away) in Ophiuchus

5089.

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, 31 Dec 2030 at 08:36 EDT (2,367 days away) in Pisces

5090.

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. Thu, 02 Jan 2031 (2,369 days away) in Canis Major

5091.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2031 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 (2,371 days away) in Bootes

5092.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 15:47 EDT (2,371 days away) in Pisces

5093.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 17:25 EDT (2,371 days away) in Taurus

5094.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°22'. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 17:56 EDT (2,371 days away) in Taurus

5095.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 19:48 EDT (2,371 days away) in Ophiuchus

5096.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Jan 2031 at 03:40 EDT (2,373 days away) in Taurus

5097.

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. Mon, 06 Jan 2031 at 05:58 EDT (2,373 days away) in Taurus

5098.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 08 Jan 2031 at 13:25 EDT (2,375 days away) in Gemini

5099.

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, 08 Jan 2031 at 16:28 EDT (2,375 days away) in Gemini

5100.

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. Wed, 15 Jan 2031 (2,382 days away) in Puppis