41.

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. Mon, 31 Jan 2028 (1,383 days away) in Vela

42.

Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 01 Feb 2028 (1,384 days away) in Sagittarius

43.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 01 Feb 2028 (1,384 days away) in Vela

44.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°14'. Wed, 02 Feb 2028 at 01:57 EDT (1,385 days away) in Pisces

45.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Wed, 02 Feb 2028 at 03:43 EDT (1,385 days away) in Aquarius

46.

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. Thu, 03 Feb 2028 at 14:11 EDT (1,386 days away) in Aries

47.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 04 Feb 2028 at 19:31 EDT (1,387 days away) in Taurus

48.

Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition Asteroid 8 Flora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 05 Feb 2028 at 21:22 EDT (1,388 days away) in Leo

49.

Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Asteroid 18 Melpomene makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 at 02:10 EDT (1,391 days away) in Cancer

50.

Comet 15P/Finlay passes perihelion Comet 15P/Finlay makes its closest approach to the Sun. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 (1,391 days away) in Aquarius

51.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2028 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 (1,391 days away) in Centaurus

52.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 08 Feb 2028 (1,391 days away) in Carina

53.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Thu, 10 Feb 2028 at 10:03 EDT (1,393 days away) in Leo

54.

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, 10 Feb 2028 at 14:55 EDT (1,393 days away) in Leo

55.

Mars at perihelion Mars passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 06:31 EDT (1,394 days away) in Aquarius

56.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°20'. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 18:33 EDT (1,394 days away) in Pisces

57.

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. Fri, 11 Feb 2028 at 18:52 EDT (1,394 days away) in Sextans

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Feb 2028 at 16:13 EDT (1,395 days away) in Virgo

59.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 12 Feb 2028 at 17:53 EDT (1,395 days away) in Taurus

60.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°20'. Sat, 12 Feb 2028 at 20:44 EDT (1,395 days away) in Virgo