2601.

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 French Polynesia, Hawaii, Kiribati and Kingman Reef amongst others. Mon, 28 Jan 2030 at 09:35 EDT (2,035 days away) in Scorpius

2602.

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 (2,035 days away) in Scorpius

2603.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 30 Jan 2030 at 02:52 EDT (2,037 days away) in Capricornus

2604.

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 (2,037 days away) in Sagittarius

2605.

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 (2,038 days away) in Sagittarius

2606.

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 (2,038 days away) in Cancer

2607.

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 (2,038 days away) in Vela

2608.

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 (2,038 days away) in Vela

2609.

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 (2,039 days away) in Sagittarius

2610.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 02 Feb 2030 at 11:08 EDT (2,040 days away) in Aquarius

2611.

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 (2,042 days away) in Aquarius

2612.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 06 Feb 2030 at 22:30 EDT (2,044 days away) in Sagittarius

2613.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2030 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2030 (2,046 days away) in Centaurus

2614.

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 (2,046 days away) in Carina

2615.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 09 Feb 2030 at 17:38 EDT (2,047 days away) in Capricornus

2616.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 10 Feb 2030 at 01:00 EDT (2,048 days away) in Aries

2617.

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 (2,048 days away) in Aries

2618.

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 (2,048 days away) in Aries

2619.

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 (2,048 days away) in Aries

2620.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Tue, 12 Feb 2030 at 04:58 EDT (2,050 days away) in Taurus