161.

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. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 04:23 EDT (1,901 days ago) in Sagittarius

162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:05 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Sagittarius

163.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Sagittarius

164.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,902 days ago) in Sagittarius

165.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Feb 2019 (1,903 days ago) in Vela

166.

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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,904 days ago) in Vela

167.

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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,904 days ago) in Cancer

168.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia amongst others. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,904 days ago) in Ophiuchus

169.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,904 days ago) in Ophiuchus

170.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'23". Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:35 EDT (1,904 days ago) in Ophiuchus

171.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 19:47 EDT (1,905 days ago) in Ophiuchus

172.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 18:52 EDT (1,905 days ago) in Ophiuchus

173.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 22:03 EDT (1,906 days ago) in Capricornus

174.

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. Sun, 27 Jan 2019 at 16:10 EDT (1,908 days ago) in Libra

175.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jan 2019 (1,912 days ago) in Vela

176.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 2°24' of each other. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 10:14 EDT (1,913 days ago) in Ophiuchus

177.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°26'. Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 00:40 EDT (1,913 days ago) in Ophiuchus

178.

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, 21 Jan 2019 at 15:08 EDT (1,914 days ago) in Cancer

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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. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 14:59 EDT (1,914 days ago) in Cancer

180.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 10:57 EDT (1,914 days ago) in Cancer