141.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 at 06:21 EDT (2,294 days ago) in Sagittarius

142.

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. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 17:20 EDT (2,295 days ago) in Cetus

143.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°33'. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 at 16:34 EDT (2,295 days ago) in Sagittarius

144.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 (2,296 days ago) in Vela

145.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 at 03:21 EDT (2,296 days ago) in Capricornus

146.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Jan 2018 (2,299 days ago) in Carina

147.

Supernova SN2018is discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 5054. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 (2,299 days ago)

148.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2018 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 19 Jan 2018 (2,300 days ago) in Ursa Minor

149.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 (2,302 days ago) in Puppis

150.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 21:18 EDT (2,303 days ago) in Sagittarius

151.

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. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 at 04:06 EDT (2,303 days ago) in Sagittarius

152.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 15 Jan 2018 (2,304 days ago) in Camelopardalis

153.

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. Mon, 15 Jan 2018 (2,304 days ago) in Puppis

154.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°21'. Mon, 15 Jan 2018 at 02:22 EDT (2,304 days ago) in Sagittarius

155.

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. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 21:09 EDT (2,305 days ago) in Sagittarius

156.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°37'. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 at 20:56 EDT (2,305 days ago) in Sagittarius

157.

Supernova SN2018gv discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2525. Sun, 14 Jan 2018 (2,304 days ago)

158.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Sat, 13 Jan 2018 at 01:49 EDT (2,306 days ago) in Sagittarius

159.

Supernova SN2018gj discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 6217. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 (2,307 days ago)

160.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 at 07:39 EDT (2,308 days ago) in Libra