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. Tue, 13 Jan 2026 at 15:46 EDT (604 days away) in Libra

22.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 at 15:02 EDT (605 days away) in Scorpius

23.

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. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 (606 days away) in Puppis

24.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 (606 days away) in Camelopardalis

25.

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. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 at 18:07 EDT (608 days away) in Sagittarius

26.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 (608 days away) in Puppis

27.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 18 Jan 2026 at 14:53 EDT (609 days away) in Sagittarius

28.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2026 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 (610 days away) in Ursa Minor

29.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 (611 days away) in Carina

30.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 11:01 EDT (612 days away) in Capricornus

31.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at 07:48 EDT (613 days away) in Capricornus

32.

Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune The Moon, Saturn and Neptune pass close to one another. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 03:57 EDT (614 days away) in Pisces

33.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°21'. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 07:40 EDT (614 days away) in Pisces

34.

Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Asteroid 44 Nysa makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 11:46 EDT (614 days away) in Cancer

35.

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. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 at 14:14 EDT (614 days away) 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. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 (614 days away) in Vela

37.

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. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 at 23:47 EDT (617 days away) in Aries

38.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 at 16:29 EDT (618 days away) in Taurus

39.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Solomon Islands amongst others. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 05:53 EDT (620 days away) in Taurus

40.

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. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 16:45 EDT (620 days away) in Taurus