381.

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. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 08:41 EDT (837 days ago) in Virgo

382.

Close approach of Mars and M8 Mars and M8 pass close to each other. Tue, 25 Jan 2022 at 22:00 EDT (837 days ago) in Sagittarius

383.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 09:52 EDT (833 days ago) in Sagittarius

384.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Sat, 29 Jan 2022 at 10:04 EDT (833 days ago) in Sagittarius

385.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and Gabon amongst others. Sun, 30 Jan 2022 at 00:43 EDT (832 days ago) in Sagittarius

386.

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. Sun, 30 Jan 2022 at 02:10 EDT (832 days ago) in Sagittarius

387.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°34'. Sun, 30 Jan 2022 at 19:20 EDT (832 days ago) in Sagittarius

388.

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, 31 Jan 2022 at 02:45 EDT (831 days ago) in Sagittarius

389.

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. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 (831 days ago) in Cancer

390.

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 2022 (831 days ago) in Vela

391.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 (831 days ago) in Vela

392.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 at 00:47 EDT (830 days ago) in Capricornus

393.

Comet 19P/Borrelly passes perihelion Comet 19P/Borrelly makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 (829 days ago) in Pisces

394.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 at 16:10 EDT (829 days ago) in Aquarius

395.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn 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, 04 Feb 2022 at 13:55 EDT (827 days ago) in Capricornus

396.

Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition Asteroid 20 Massalia makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 at 23:46 EDT (826 days ago) in Cancer

397.

Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Sat, 05 Feb 2022 at 03:48 EDT (826 days ago) in Sagittarius

398.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 at 15:33 EDT (824 days ago) in Aries

399.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 at 15:33 EDT (824 days ago) in Aries

400.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2022 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 (823 days ago) in Centaurus