6701.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 13 Jan 2040 at 22:26 EDT (5,667 days away) in Sagittarius

6702.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Mon, 16 Jan 2040 at 08:17 EDT (5,670 days away) in Virgo

6703.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2040 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2040 (5,674 days away) in Ursa Minor

6704.

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. Fri, 20 Jan 2040 at 21:21 EDT (5,674 days away) in Pisces

6705.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Fri, 20 Jan 2040 at 23:20 EDT (5,675 days away) in Virgo

6706.

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. Sat, 21 Jan 2040 at 14:38 EDT (5,675 days away) in Cancer

6707.

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, 25 Jan 2040 at 17:40 EDT (5,679 days away) in Taurus

6708.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°51'. Thu, 26 Jan 2040 at 05:20 EDT (5,680 days away) in Gemini

6709.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 26 Jan 2040 at 05:32 EDT (5,680 days away) in Gemini

6710.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sun, 29 Jan 2040 at 02:54 EDT (5,683 days away) in Cancer

6711.

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, 30 Jan 2040 at 05:10 EDT (5,684 days away) in Leo

6712.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°39'. Thu, 02 Feb 2040 at 04:49 EDT (5,687 days away) in Virgo

6713.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 02 Feb 2040 at 07:43 EDT (5,687 days away) in Virgo

6714.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°00'. Fri, 03 Feb 2040 at 01:30 EDT (5,688 days away) in Virgo

6715.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Feb 2040 at 03:06 EDT (5,688 days away) in Virgo

6716.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Sat, 04 Feb 2040 at 12:06 EDT (5,689 days away) in Pisces

6717.

Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Sun, 05 Feb 2040 at 13:39 EDT (5,690 days away) in Pisces

6718.

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. Sun, 05 Feb 2040 at 17:32 EDT (5,690 days away) in Libra

6719.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 05 Feb 2040 at 20:10 EDT (5,690 days away) in Aquarius

6720.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Mon, 06 Feb 2040 at 13:06 EDT (5,691 days away) in Aquarius