41.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 (163 days ago) in Vela

42.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius and Reunion amongst others. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 at 16:09 PDT (162 days ago) in Scorpius

43.

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. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 at 22:40 PDT (159 days ago) in Sagittarius

44.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 at 04:37 PDT (157 days ago) in Capricornus

45.

Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Venus is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 (156 days ago) in Aquarius

46.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 at 08:16 PDT (156 days ago) in Aries

47.

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 (156 days ago) in Cancer

48.

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 (156 days ago) in Vela

49.

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 (155 days ago) in Vela

50.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 20:01 PDT (155 days ago) in Aquarius

51.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 at 20:01 PDT (155 days ago) in Aquarius

52.

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 20:52 PDT (155 days ago) in Aquarius

53.

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 12:27 PDT (154 days ago) in Pisces

54.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 14:24 PDT (154 days ago) in Pisces

55.

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 18:46 PDT (154 days ago) in Pisces

56.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 at 11:51 PDT (152 days ago) in Pisces

57.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 01:38 PDT (151 days ago) in Taurus

58.

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 00:02 PDT (150 days ago) in Aries

59.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 at 23:17 PDT (149 days ago) in Taurus

60.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 18:01 PDT (149 days ago) in Taurus