41.

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. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 at 01:57 PDT (2,270 days ago) in Gemini

42.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 at 05:07 PDT (2,269 days ago) in Cancer

43.

Blue Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 at 05:26 PDT (2,269 days ago) in Cancer

44.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Russia, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, Alaska and Antarctica. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 at 05:30 PDT (2,269 days ago) in Cancer

45.

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. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 (2,269 days ago) in Cancer

46.

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. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 (2,269 days ago) in Vela

47.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 (2,269 days ago) in Vela

48.

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. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 at 11:01 PDT (2,268 days ago) in Leo

49.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Sweden and Finland amongst others. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 at 11:12 PDT (2,268 days ago) in Leo

50.

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. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 07:54 PDT (2,262 days ago) in Libra

51.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 11:45 PDT (2,262 days ago) in Libra

52.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 14:02 PDT (2,262 days ago) in Libra

53.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2018 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 (2,261 days ago) in Centaurus

54.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,261 days ago) in Carina

55.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 at 21:11 PDT (2,261 days ago) in Ophiuchus

56.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 at 23:00 PDT (2,260 days ago) in Ophiuchus

57.

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, 11 Feb 2018 at 06:15 PDT (2,258 days ago) in Sagittarius

58.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 06:30 PDT (2,258 days ago) in Sagittarius

59.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 06:39 PDT (2,258 days ago) in Sagittarius

60.

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, 13 Feb 2018 at 10:38 PDT (2,256 days ago) in Capricornus