1941.

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. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 at 19:56 EDT (158 days ago) in Leo

1942.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 02:28 EDT (157 days ago) in Aries

1943.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 14'. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 11:06 EDT (157 days ago) in Sagittarius

1944.

Close approach of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars pass within 14' of each other. Sat, 27 Jan 2024 at 11:27 EDT (157 days ago) in Sagittarius

1945.

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, 29 Jan 2024 at 03:14 EDT (155 days ago) in Leo

1946.

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. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 (153 days ago) in Cancer

1947.

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. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 (153 days ago) in Vela

1948.

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, 01 Feb 2024 (152 days ago) in Vela

1949.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 at 12:01 EDT (151 days ago) in Sagittarius

1950.

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. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 at 18:18 EDT (151 days ago) in Libra

1951.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia. Sun, 04 Feb 2024 at 20:04 EDT (149 days ago) in Scorpius

1952.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 at 18:01 EDT (148 days ago) in Capricornus

1953.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°25'. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 at 13:52 EDT (146 days ago) in Sagittarius

1954.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°12'. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 at 01:31 EDT (145 days ago) in Sagittarius

1955.

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. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 at 08:46 EDT (145 days ago) in Capricornus

1956.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2024 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 (145 days ago) in Centaurus

1957.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°12'. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 at 17:00 EDT (145 days ago) in Capricornus

1958.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 (145 days ago) in Carina

1959.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 at 18:00 EDT (144 days ago) in Capricornus

1960.

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. Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 13:52 EDT (143 days ago) in Aquarius