1.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 at 01:14 EDT (2,790 days away) in Taurus

2.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, Canada, Greenland and Alaska amongst others. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 at 04:53 EDT (2,790 days away) in Taurus

3.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jan 2034 (2,790 days away) in Canis Major

4.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2034 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 (2,791 days away) in Bootes

5.

Venus at superior solar conjunction Venus passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 at 21:45 EDT (2,791 days away) in Sagittarius

6.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 at 23:46 EDT (2,792 days away) in Pisces

7.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 14:46 EDT (2,792 days away) in Gemini

8.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:05 EDT (2,792 days away) in Gemini

9.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon passes its furthest point from the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of full moon. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:09 EDT (2,792 days away) in Gemini

10.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°38'. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:59 EDT (2,792 days away) in Gemini

11.

Saturn at opposition Saturn is optimally positioned for observation, appears at its closest, brightest and largest. Sat, 07 Jan 2034 at 21:04 EDT (2,795 days away) in Gemini

12.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°53'. Thu, 12 Jan 2034 at 00:58 EDT (2,800 days away) in Capricornus

13.

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. Thu, 12 Jan 2034 at 08:17 EDT (2,800 days away) in Virgo

14.

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, 12 Jan 2034 at 19:21 EDT (2,800 days away) in Virgo

15.

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. Sat, 14 Jan 2034 (2,802 days away) in Puppis

16.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 15 Jan 2034 (2,803 days away) in Camelopardalis

17.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 17 Jan 2034 (2,805 days away) in Puppis

18.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2034 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2034 (2,807 days away) in Ursa Minor

19.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon passes its closest point to the Sun, a monthly occurrence around the time of new moon. Thu, 19 Jan 2034 at 07:25 EDT (2,807 days away) in Sagittarius

20.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 20 Jan 2034 at 05:02 EDT (2,808 days away) in Sagittarius