2561.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Thu, 27 Dec 2029 at 17:42 EDT (2,003 days away) in Sagittarius

2562.

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, 28 Dec 2029 at 04:49 EDT (2,004 days away) in Virgo

2563.

The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2232 (mag 4.2) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 28 Dec 2029 (2,004 days away) in Monoceros

2564.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 29 Dec 2029 at 08:23 EDT (2,005 days away) in Capricornus

2565.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 29 Dec 2029 (2,005 days away) in Monoceros

2566.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 31 Dec 2029 at 06:26 EDT (2,007 days away) in Libra

2567.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 31 Dec 2029 at 07:24 EDT (2,007 days away) in Sagittarius

2568.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°05'. Mon, 31 Dec 2029 at 07:45 EDT (2,007 days away) in Libra

2569.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea amongst others. Tue, 01 Jan 2030 at 02:31 EDT (2,008 days away) in Scorpius

2570.

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. Tue, 01 Jan 2030 at 10:33 EDT (2,008 days away) in Scorpius

2571.

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. Wed, 02 Jan 2030 (2,009 days away) in Canis Major

2572.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 03 Jan 2030 at 05:12 EDT (2,010 days away) in Pisces

2573.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2030 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2030 (2,010 days away) in Bootes

2574.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 03 Jan 2030 at 21:50 EDT (2,010 days away) in Sagittarius

2575.

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, 04 Jan 2030 at 01:17 EDT (2,011 days away) in Sagittarius

2576.

Venus at inferior solar conjunction Venus passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 06 Jan 2030 at 08:12 EDT (2,013 days away) in Sagittarius

2577.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°45'. Sun, 06 Jan 2030 at 14:08 EDT (2,013 days away) in Capricornus

2578.

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. Fri, 11 Jan 2030 at 09:06 EDT (2,018 days away) in Pisces

2579.

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, 13 Jan 2030 at 03:50 EDT (2,020 days away) in Aries

2580.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 13 Jan 2030 at 15:59 EDT (2,020 days away) in Aries