21.

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, 10 Feb 2020 at 05:20 PDT (1,983 days ago) in Leo

22.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 at 03:58 PDT (1,983 days ago) in Aquarius

23.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 at 23:33 PDT (1,984 days ago) in Leo

24.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 (1,985 days ago) in Carina

25.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2020 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 (1,985 days ago) in Centaurus

26.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 at 03:11 PDT (1,985 days ago) in Cancer

27.

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. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 at 17:42 PDT (1,992 days ago) in Aries

28.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Feb 2020 (1,992 days ago) in Vela

29.

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. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 (1,993 days ago) in Vela

30.

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. Fri, 31 Jan 2020 (1,993 days ago) in Cancer

31.

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, 29 Jan 2020 at 13:27 PDT (1,995 days ago) in Pisces

32.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 02:42 PDT (1,996 days ago) in Aquarius

33.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 23:28 PDT (1,996 days ago) in Aquarius

34.

Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 4'04" of each other. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 12:03 PDT (1,997 days ago) in Aquarius

35.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'30". Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 11:24 PDT (1,997 days ago) in Aquarius

36.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 (2,000 days ago) in Vela

37.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 13:43 PDT (2,000 days ago) in Capricornus

38.

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, 23 Jan 2020 at 19:36 PDT (2,001 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 18:41 PDT (2,002 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Madagascar amongst others. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 18:41 PDT (2,002 days ago) in Sagittarius