21.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 at 03:47 EDT (1,973 days ago) in Ophiuchus

22.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2019 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 (1,972 days ago) in Bootes

23.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°45'. Fri, 04 Jan 2019 at 12:39 EDT (1,972 days ago) in Sagittarius

24.

Venus at dichotomy Venus reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 14:21 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Libra

25.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 20:29 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Sagittarius

26.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from eastern Russia, Eastern Asia and Alaska. Sat, 05 Jan 2019 at 20:41 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Sagittarius

27.

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, 05 Jan 2019 at 21:16 EDT (1,971 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

Venus at greatest elongation west Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 01:16 EDT (1,970 days ago) in Libra

29.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 06 Jan 2019 at 16:06 EDT (1,970 days ago) in Pisces

30.

Supernova SN2019np discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 3254. Tue, 08 Jan 2019 (1,967 days ago)

31.

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, 08 Jan 2019 at 23:28 EDT (1,967 days ago) in Capricornus

32.

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, 11 Jan 2019 at 13:19 EDT (1,965 days ago) in Sagittarius

33.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 03:23 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Sagittarius

34.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°20'. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 14:47 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Pisces

35.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 12 Jan 2019 at 18:51 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Pisces

36.

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. Mon, 14 Jan 2019 at 01:46 EDT (1,962 days ago) in Pisces

37.

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. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 (1,961 days ago) in Puppis

38.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 (1,961 days ago) in Camelopardalis

39.

The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 (1,959 days ago) in Puppis

40.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2019 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 19 Jan 2019 (1,957 days ago) in Ursa Minor