161.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°28'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 03:06 PDT (75 days away) in Capricornus

162.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°29'. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 12:11 PDT (75 days away) in Sagittarius

163.

The Moon at perihelion The Moon reaches its closest point to the Sun. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 15:50 PDT (76 days away) in Sagittarius

164.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 at 21:00 PDT (76 days away) in Sagittarius

165.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 00:14 PDT (78 days away) in Capricornus

166.

134340 Pluto at solar conjunction 134340 Pluto is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 at 13:26 PDT (78 days away) in Sagittarius

167.

M47 is well placed The open star cluster M47 (NGC 2422; mag 4.5) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (78 days away) in Puppis

168.

NGC 2403 is well placed NGC 2403 (mag 8.9), a spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis is well placed in the sky. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 (78 days away) in Camelopardalis

169.

NGC 2451 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2451 (mag 2.8) in Puppis is well placed in the sky. Sat, 16 Jan 2021 (80 days away) in Puppis

170.

γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2021 The γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 (83 days away) in Ursa Minor

171.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 13:02 PDT (84 days away) in Pisces

172.

NGC 2516 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2516 (mag 3.8) in Volans is well placed in the sky. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 (84 days away) in Carina

173.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°03'. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 at 21:36 PDT (84 days away) in Aries

174.

Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass within 4°38' of each other. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 01:49 PDT (85 days away) in Aries

175.

The Moon at apogee The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 05:10 PDT (85 days away) in Aries

176.

Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Asteroid 15 Eunomia is well placed for observation. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 13:34 PDT (85 days away) in Cancer

177.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°43'. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 15:34 PDT (85 days away) in Aries

178.

NGC 2547 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 2547 (mag 4.7) in Vela is well placed in the sky. Sat, 23 Jan 2021 (87 days away) in Vela

179.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 17:59 PDT (87 days away) in Capricornus

180.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 23 Jan 2021 at 19:04 PDT (87 days away) in Capricornus