41.

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, 28 Jan 2025 at 01:40 EDT (278 days away) in Sagittarius

42.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 at 07:37 EDT (279 days away) in Capricornus

43.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 11:16 EDT (280 days away) in Aries

44.

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, 30 Jan 2025 (280 days away) in Cancer

45.

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, 30 Jan 2025 (280 days away) in Vela

46.

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, 31 Jan 2025 (281 days away) in Vela

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 23:01 EDT (282 days away) in Aquarius

48.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 23:01 EDT (282 days away) in Aquarius

49.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°05'. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 23:52 EDT (282 days away) in Aquarius

50.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 15:27 EDT (282 days away) in Pisces

51.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 17:24 EDT (282 days away) in Pisces

52.

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. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 21:46 EDT (282 days away) in Pisces

53.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 (283 days away) in Aquarius

54.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 at 14:51 EDT (284 days away) in Pisces

55.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 04:38 EDT (285 days away) in Taurus

56.

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, 05 Feb 2025 at 03:02 EDT (286 days away) in Aries

57.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 02:17 EDT (287 days away) in Taurus

58.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 21:01 EDT (287 days away) in Taurus

59.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 22:36 EDT (287 days away) in Taurus

60.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Brazil, French Guiana and the Canary Islands. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 at 17:35 EDT (288 days away) in Taurus