1241.

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, 07 Jan 2027 at 03:07 EDT (919 days away) in Sagittarius

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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, 07 Jan 2027 at 11:02 EDT (919 days away) in Sagittarius

1243.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 15:25 EDT (919 days away) in Sagittarius

1244.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Thu, 07 Jan 2027 at 20:12 EDT (919 days away) in Gemini

1245.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 10 Jan 2027 at 07:58 EDT (922 days away) in Leo

1246.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 08:31 EDT (926 days away) in Cetus

1247.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°03'. Thu, 14 Jan 2027 at 14:28 EDT (926 days away) in Cetus

1248.

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, 15 Jan 2027 at 15:35 EDT (927 days away) in Pisces

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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. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (927 days away) in Puppis

1250.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 15 Jan 2027 (927 days away) in Camelopardalis

1251.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 17 Jan 2027 (929 days away) in Puppis

1252.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 18 Jan 2027 at 04:11 EDT (930 days away) in Taurus

1253.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2027 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 19 Jan 2027 (931 days away) in Ursa Minor

1254.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Saint Helena amongst others. Tue, 19 Jan 2027 at 17:00 EDT (931 days away) in Taurus

1255.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 20 Jan 2027 (932 days away) in Carina

1256.

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. Thu, 21 Jan 2027 at 16:48 EDT (933 days away) in Gemini

1257.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 22 Jan 2027 at 07:17 EDT (934 days away) in Cancer

1258.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 22 Jan 2027 at 15:56 EDT (934 days away) in Cancer

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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, 23 Jan 2027 at 02:42 EDT (935 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 23 Jan 2027 at 18:20 EDT (935 days away) in Leo