3021.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 22 Jan 2031 at 23:32 EDT (2,394 days away) in Capricornus

3022.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jan 2031 (2,394 days away) in Vela

3023.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°04'. Fri, 24 Jan 2031 at 20:28 EDT (2,395 days away) in Aquarius

3024.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 27 Jan 2031 at 14:39 EDT (2,398 days away) in Sagittarius

3025.

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. Thu, 30 Jan 2031 at 02:43 EDT (2,401 days away) in Aries

3026.

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. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 (2,402 days away) in Cancer

3027.

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. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 (2,402 days away) in Vela

3028.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 (2,402 days away) in Vela

3029.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 at 22:41 EDT (2,402 days away) in Taurus

3030.

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. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 at 22:53 EDT (2,402 days away) in Capricornus

3031.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°08'. Fri, 31 Jan 2031 at 23:10 EDT (2,403 days away) in Taurus

3032.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 01 Feb 2031 at 21:37 EDT (2,403 days away) in Taurus

3033.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Feb 2031 at 08:49 EDT (2,404 days away) in Taurus

3034.

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, 02 Feb 2031 at 18:44 EDT (2,404 days away) in Taurus

3035.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 07 Feb 2031 at 07:46 EDT (2,409 days away) in Cancer

3036.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2031 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 (2,410 days away) in Centaurus

3037.

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. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 at 18:24 EDT (2,410 days away) in Sextans

3038.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 (2,410 days away) in Carina

3039.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Wed, 12 Feb 2031 at 10:03 EDT (2,414 days away) in Virgo

3040.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Feb 2031 at 18:52 EDT (2,415 days away) in Libra