5521.

Ursid meteor shower 2036 The Ursid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 22 Dec 2036 (4,552 days away) in Ursa Minor

5522.

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, 22 Dec 2036 at 17:07 PDT (4,552 days away) in Aquarius

5523.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 24 Dec 2036 at 04:21 PDT (4,554 days away) in Sagittarius

5524.

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, 25 Dec 2036 at 11:45 PDT (4,555 days away) in Pisces

5525.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Tue, 30 Dec 2036 at 09:40 PDT (4,560 days away) in Taurus

5526.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, Greenland, Russia and Svalbard amongst others. Tue, 30 Dec 2036 at 13:28 PDT (4,560 days away) in Taurus

5527.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Wed, 31 Dec 2036 at 03:20 PDT (4,561 days away) in Taurus

5528.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 31 Dec 2036 at 04:12 PDT (4,561 days away) in Taurus

5529.

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. Thu, 01 Jan 2037 at 13:48 PDT (4,562 days away) in Gemini

5530.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 01 Jan 2037 at 18:35 PDT (4,562 days away) in Gemini

5531.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Fri, 02 Jan 2037 at 20:00 PDT (4,563 days away) in Pisces

5532.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°33'. Sat, 03 Jan 2037 at 04:04 PDT (4,564 days away) in Ophiuchus

5533.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2037 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 03 Jan 2037 (4,564 days away) in Bootes

5534.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 03 Jan 2037 at 10:57 PDT (4,564 days away) in Pisces

5535.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Jan 2037 at 12:40 PDT (4,564 days away) in Cancer

5536.

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, 03 Jan 2037 at 13:26 PDT (4,564 days away) in Cancer

5537.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Mon, 05 Jan 2037 at 03:54 PDT (4,566 days away) in Leo

5538.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 05 Jan 2037 at 04:13 PDT (4,566 days away) in Leo

5539.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Canada, the Contiguous United States, Russia and Alaska amongst others. Mon, 05 Jan 2037 at 04:13 PDT (4,566 days away) in Leo

5540.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 07 Jan 2037 at 05:05 PDT (4,568 days away) in Gemini