21.

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. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 at 04:25 EDT (511 days ago) in Taurus

22.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 at 18:03 EDT (510 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

The cluster Messier 47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.5) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 (510 days ago) in Puppis

24.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 (510 days ago) in Camelopardalis

25.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 16 Jan 2022 at 17:16 EDT (509 days ago) in Sagittarius

26.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 at 18:48 EDT (508 days ago) in Cancer

27.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 17 Jan 2022 (508 days ago) in Puppis

28.

Comet 104P/Kowal reaches peak brightness Comet 104P/Kowal is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2022 apparition. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 (507 days ago) in Cetus

29.

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. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 08:03 EDT (507 days ago) in Cancer

30.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 18 Jan 2022 at 10:57 EDT (507 days ago) in Aries

31.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2022 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 (506 days ago) in Ursa Minor

32.

Comet 19P/Borrelly reaches peak brightness Comet 19P/Borrelly is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2022 apparition. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 (506 days ago) in Cetus

33.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Jan 2022 (505 days ago) in Carina

34.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 22 Jan 2022 at 19:33 EDT (503 days ago) in Sagittarius

35.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sun, 23 Jan 2022 at 05:24 EDT (502 days ago) in Capricornus

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. Sun, 23 Jan 2022 (502 days ago) in Vela

37.

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. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 08:41 EDT (500 days ago) in Virgo

38.

Close approach of Mars and M8 Mars and M8 pass within 31' of each other. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 22:00 EDT (500 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass within 2°24' of each other. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 09:52 EDT (496 days ago) in Sagittarius

40.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 10:04 EDT (496 days ago) in Sagittarius