41.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°24'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 04:21 EDT (495 days ago) in Sagittarius

42.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°18'. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 05:33 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

43.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 at 07:25 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

44.

The Rosette Nebula is well placed The Rosette Nebula (C49; mag 9.0) in Monoceros culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 (495 days ago) in Monoceros

45.

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, 29 Dec 2022 at 20:21 EDT (495 days ago) in Cetus

46.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 52'. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 10:17 EDT (492 days ago) in Sagittarius

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (492 days ago) in Aries

48.

Lunar occultation of Uranus The Moon will pass in front of Uranus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Russia, Canada and Sweden amongst others. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 at 16:45 EDT (492 days ago) in Aries

49.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 at 15:04 EDT (491 days ago) in Sagittarius

50.

The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The open star cluster M41 (NGC 2287; mag 4.5) in Canis Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 02 Jan 2023 (491 days ago) in Canis Major

51.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:36 EDT (490 days ago) in Taurus

52.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:51 EDT (490 days ago) in Taurus

53.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territory. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 at 14:51 EDT (490 days ago) in Taurus

54.

Quadrantid meteor shower 2023 The Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 (489 days ago) in Bootes

55.

The Earth at perihelion The Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 at 11:17 EDT (489 days ago) in Pisces

56.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 at 18:07 EDT (487 days ago) in Gemini

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, 06 Jan 2023 at 22:55 EDT (487 days ago) in Gemini

58.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Jan 2023 at 07:53 EDT (486 days ago) in Sagittarius

59.

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. Sun, 08 Jan 2023 at 04:19 EDT (485 days ago) in Cancer

60.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) passes perihelion Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Thu, 12 Jan 2023 (481 days ago)