3001.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 04 Jan 2031 at 19:48 EDT (2,375 days away) in Ophiuchus

3002.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 06 Jan 2031 at 03:40 EDT (2,377 days away) in Taurus

3003.

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, 06 Jan 2031 at 05:58 EDT (2,377 days away) in Taurus

3004.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 08 Jan 2031 at 13:25 EDT (2,379 days away) in Gemini

3005.

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. Wed, 08 Jan 2031 at 16:28 EDT (2,379 days away) in Gemini

3006.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°43'. Sun, 12 Jan 2031 at 14:37 EDT (2,383 days away) in Capricornus

3007.

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. Wed, 15 Jan 2031 (2,386 days away) in Puppis

3008.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 15 Jan 2031 (2,386 days away) in Camelopardalis

3009.

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. Thu, 16 Jan 2031 at 07:47 EDT (2,387 days away) in Virgo

3010.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 16 Jan 2031 at 15:56 EDT (2,387 days away) in Virgo

3011.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°58'. Thu, 16 Jan 2031 at 18:27 EDT (2,387 days away) in Virgo

3012.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 17 Jan 2031 (2,388 days away) in Puppis

3013.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2031 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 19 Jan 2031 (2,390 days away) in Ursa Minor

3014.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Jan 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,391 days away) in Ophiuchus

3015.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca, Ibiza, Isla de Alborán, Melilla, Islas Chafarinas and RAF Akrotiri. Mon, 20 Jan 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,391 days away) in Ophiuchus

3016.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Mon, 20 Jan 2031 at 01:36 EDT (2,391 days away) in Ophiuchus

3017.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jan 2031 (2,391 days away) in Carina

3018.

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, 21 Jan 2031 at 16:43 EDT (2,392 days away) in Sagittarius

3019.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°42'. Tue, 21 Jan 2031 at 16:51 EDT (2,392 days away) in Sagittarius

3020.

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. Wed, 22 Jan 2031 at 08:40 EDT (2,393 days away) in Sagittarius