2141.

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 (1,655 days away) in Sagittarius

2142.

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 (1,655 days away) in Sagittarius

2143.

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 (1,656 days away) in Sagittarius

2144.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from the Americas. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 at 12:13 EDT (1,656 days away) in Sagittarius

2145.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 14 Jan 2029 at 12:25 EDT (1,656 days away) in Sagittarius

2146.

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 (1,656 days away) in Puppis

2147.

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 (1,656 days away) in Camelopardalis

2148.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 16 Jan 2029 at 03:12 EDT (1,658 days away) in Sagittarius

2149.

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 (1,658 days away) in Puppis

2150.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2029 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,661 days away) in Ursa Minor

2151.

Comet 116P/Wild passes perihelion Comet 116P/Wild makes its closest approach to the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 (1,661 days away) in Libra

2152.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Jan 2029 at 15:33 EDT (1,661 days away) in Virgo

2153.

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 (1,662 days away) in Pisces

2154.

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 (1,662 days away) in Carina

2155.

Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Venus and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°31'. Sat, 20 Jan 2029 at 21:47 EDT (1,662 days away) in Sagittarius

2156.

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 (1,664 days away) in Aries

2157.

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 (1,664 days away) in Sagittarius

2158.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Mon, 22 Jan 2029 at 22:46 EDT (1,664 days away) in Aries

2159.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jan 2029 (1,665 days away) in Vela

2160.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°07'. Wed, 24 Jan 2029 at 11:28 EDT (1,666 days away) in Sagittarius