2981.

Ursid meteor shower 2030 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 22 Dec 2030 (2,362 days away) in Ursa Minor

2982.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 48". Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,363 days away) in Ophiuchus

2983.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,363 days away) in Ophiuchus

2984.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 05:54 EDT (2,363 days away) in Ophiuchus

2985.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°11'. Mon, 23 Dec 2030 at 10:10 EDT (2,363 days away) in Ophiuchus

2986.

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, 24 Dec 2030 at 05:08 EDT (2,364 days away) in Sagittarius

2987.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Dec 2030 at 12:33 EDT (2,364 days away) in Sagittarius

2988.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 24 Dec 2030 at 20:49 EDT (2,364 days away) in Sagittarius

2989.

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 (2,364 days away) in Sagittarius

2990.

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 (2,365 days away) in Sagittarius

2991.

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 (2,368 days away) in Monoceros

2992.

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 (2,369 days away) in Monoceros

2993.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 30 Dec 2030 at 15:33 EDT (2,370 days away) in Ophiuchus

2994.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Mon, 30 Dec 2030 (2,371 days away) in Ophiuchus

2995.

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 (2,371 days away) in Pisces

2996.

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 (2,373 days away) in Canis Major

2997.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2031 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 (2,375 days away) in Bootes

2998.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 15:47 EDT (2,375 days away) in Pisces

2999.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 17:25 EDT (2,375 days away) in Taurus

3000.

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 (2,375 days away) in Taurus