21.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 Jan 2030 at 23:10 EDT (2,072 days away) in Aries

22.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2030 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 19 Jan 2030 (2,072 days away) in Ursa Minor

23.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 19 Jan 2030 at 10:54 EDT (2,072 days away) in Cancer

24.

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. Sat, 19 Jan 2030 at 23:00 EDT (2,073 days away) in Cancer

25.

The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 20 Jan 2030 (2,073 days away) in Carina

26.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 21 Jan 2030 at 20:36 EDT (2,074 days away) in Sagittarius

27.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Tue, 22 Jan 2030 at 09:09 EDT (2,075 days away) in Sagittarius

28.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°27'. Tue, 22 Jan 2030 at 17:13 EDT (2,075 days away) in Sagittarius

29.

The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 23 Jan 2030 (2,076 days away) in Vela

30.

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. Sat, 26 Jan 2030 at 13:14 EDT (2,079 days away) in Virgo

31.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Jan 2030 at 20:01 EDT (2,080 days away) in Libra

32.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°40'. Sun, 27 Jan 2030 at 21:04 EDT (2,080 days away) in Libra

33.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including French Polynesia, Hawaii, Kiribati and Kingman Reef amongst others. Mon, 28 Jan 2030 at 09:35 EDT (2,081 days away) in Scorpius

34.

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. Mon, 28 Jan 2030 at 10:59 EDT (2,081 days away) in Scorpius

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. Wed, 30 Jan 2030 at 02:52 EDT (2,083 days away) in Capricornus

36.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°20'. Wed, 30 Jan 2030 at 22:09 EDT (2,083 days away) in Sagittarius

37.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°23'. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 at 17:02 EDT (2,084 days away) in Sagittarius

38.

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, 31 Jan 2030 (2,084 days away) in Cancer

39.

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, 31 Jan 2030 (2,084 days away) in Vela

40.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 31 Jan 2030 (2,084 days away) in Vela