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 (3,531 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 (3,531 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 (3,531 days away) in Canis Major

4.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2034 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2034 (3,532 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 (3,532 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 (3,533 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 (3,533 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 (3,533 days away) in Gemini

9.

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. Wed, 04 Jan 2034 at 21:09 EDT (3,533 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 (3,533 days away) in Gemini

11.

Saturn at opposition Saturn lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 07 Jan 2034 at 21:04 EDT (3,536 days away) in Gemini

12.

Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°50'. Thu, 12 Jan 2034 at 02:19 EDT (3,541 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 (3,541 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 (3,541 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 (3,543 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 (3,544 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 (3,546 days away) in Puppis

18.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2034 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 19 Jan 2034 (3,548 days away) in Ursa Minor

19.

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, 19 Jan 2034 at 07:25 EDT (3,548 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 (3,549 days away) in Sagittarius