6301.

Total solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Australia and eastern New Zealand. Sat, 25 Dec 2038 at 19:59 EDT (5,284 days away) in Sagittarius

6302.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 25 Dec 2038 at 20:02 EDT (5,284 days away) in Sagittarius

6303.

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. Sun, 26 Dec 2038 at 07:48 EDT (5,285 days away) in Sagittarius

6304.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Mon, 27 Dec 2038 at 02:27 EDT (5,286 days away) in Sagittarius

6305.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand amongst others. Mon, 27 Dec 2038 at 02:32 EDT (5,286 days away) in Sagittarius

6306.

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. Sun, 02 Jan 2039 at 02:37 EDT (5,292 days away) in Cetus

6307.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2039 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 04 Jan 2039 (5,294 days away) in Bootes

6308.

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. Wed, 05 Jan 2039 at 00:09 EDT (5,295 days away) in Aries

6309.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 05 Jan 2039 at 01:41 EDT (5,295 days away) in Pisces

6310.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 06:29 EDT (5,298 days away) in Virgo

6311.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 13:23 EDT (5,298 days away) in Pisces

6312.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 08 Jan 2039 at 14:18 EDT (5,298 days away) in Sagittarius

6313.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 10 Jan 2039 at 06:45 EDT (5,300 days away) in Gemini

6314.

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. Mon, 10 Jan 2039 at 08:42 EDT (5,300 days away) in Gemini

6315.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°37'. Thu, 13 Jan 2039 at 07:04 EDT (5,303 days away) in Leo

6316.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Jan 2039 at 09:04 EDT (5,303 days away) in Leo

6317.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°14'. Sat, 15 Jan 2039 at 10:37 EDT (5,305 days away) in Virgo

6318.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 15 Jan 2039 at 12:52 EDT (5,305 days away) in Virgo

6319.

1 Ceres at aphelion 1 Ceres passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 16 Jan 2039 at 08:31 EDT (5,306 days away) in Aquarius

6320.

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. Sun, 16 Jan 2039 at 19:55 EDT (5,306 days away) in Gemini