301.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 at 06:11 EDT (1,563 days ago) in Cancer

302.

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 20:42 EDT (1,570 days ago) in Aries

303.

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 (1,570 days ago) in Vela

304.

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 (1,571 days ago) in Vela

305.

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 (1,571 days ago) in Cancer

306.

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 16:27 EDT (1,573 days ago) in Pisces

307.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 05:42 EDT (1,574 days ago) in Aquarius

308.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'. Tue, 28 Jan 2020 at 02:28 EDT (1,574 days ago) in Aquarius

309.

Close approach of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune pass within 4'04" of each other. Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 15:03 EDT (1,575 days ago) in Aquarius

310.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'30". Mon, 27 Jan 2020 at 14:24 EDT (1,575 days ago) in Aquarius

311.

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 (1,578 days ago) in Vela

312.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 at 16:43 EDT (1,578 days ago) in Capricornus

313.

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 22:36 EDT (1,579 days ago) in Sagittarius

314.

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 21:41 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Sagittarius

315.

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 21:41 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Sagittarius

316.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Jan 2020 at 21:41 EDT (1,580 days ago) in Sagittarius

317.

Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition Asteroid 5 Astraea makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 21:22 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Cancer

318.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 (1,582 days ago) in Carina

319.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 15:08 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Ophiuchus

320.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°15'. Mon, 20 Jan 2020 at 14:11 EDT (1,582 days ago) in Ophiuchus