1721.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°26'. Sun, 30 Jan 2028 at 09:03 EDT (1,307 days away) in Aquarius

1722.

Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Asteroid 4 Vesta makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 31 Jan 2028 at 06:58 EDT (1,308 days away) in Cancer

1723.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 31 Jan 2028 (1,308 days away) in Cancer

1724.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 31 Jan 2028 (1,308 days away) in Vela

1725.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Feb 2028 (1,309 days away) in Vela

1726.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°14'. Wed, 02 Feb 2028 at 01:57 EDT (1,310 days away) in Pisces

1727.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 02 Feb 2028 at 03:43 EDT (1,310 days away) in Aquarius

1728.

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, 03 Feb 2028 at 14:11 EDT (1,311 days away) in Aries

1729.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 04 Feb 2028 at 19:31 EDT (1,312 days away) in Taurus

1730.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 05 Feb 2028 at 18:58 EDT (1,313 days away) in Cancer

1731.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 at 04:34 EDT (1,316 days away) in Cancer

1732.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2028 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 (1,316 days away) in Centaurus

1733.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 (1,316 days away) in Carina

1734.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 09 Feb 2028 (1,317 days away) in Aquarius

1735.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 10 Feb 2028 at 10:03 EDT (1,318 days away) in Leo

1736.

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, 10 Feb 2028 at 14:55 EDT (1,318 days away) in Leo

1737.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 06:31 EDT (1,319 days away) in Aquarius

1738.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 18:33 EDT (1,319 days away) in Pisces

1739.

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. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 18:52 EDT (1,319 days away) in Sextans

1740.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Feb 2028 at 16:13 EDT (1,320 days away) in Virgo