4281.

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. Sat, 31 Dec 2033 at 19:14 EDT (3,466 days away) in Aries

4282.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 at 01:14 EDT (3,468 days away) in Taurus

4283.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, Greenland and Alaska amongst others. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 at 04:53 EDT (3,468 days away) in Taurus

4284.

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. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 (3,468 days away) in Canis Major

4285.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2034 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 (3,469 days away) in Bootes

4286.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 at 21:45 EDT (3,469 days away) in Sagittarius

4287.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 at 23:46 EDT (3,470 days away) in Pisces

4288.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 14:46 EDT (3,470 days away) in Gemini

4289.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:05 EDT (3,470 days away) in Gemini

4290.

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, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:09 EDT (3,470 days away) in Gemini

4291.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°38'. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:59 EDT (3,470 days away) in Gemini

4292.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 07 Jan 2034 at 21:04 EDT (3,473 days away) in Gemini

4293.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Thu, 12 Jan 2034 at 02:19 EDT (3,478 days away) in Capricornus

4294.

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, 12 Jan 2034 at 08:17 EDT (3,478 days away) in Virgo

4295.

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. Thu, 12 Jan 2034 at 19:21 EDT (3,478 days away) in Virgo

4296.

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. Sat, 14 Jan 2034 (3,480 days away) in Puppis

4297.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Jan 2034 (3,481 days away) in Camelopardalis

4298.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jan 2034 (3,483 days away) in Puppis

4299.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2034 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2034 (3,485 days away) in Ursa Minor

4300.

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. Thu, 19 Jan 2034 at 07:25 EDT (3,485 days away) in Sagittarius