1 January 2021, 8:34 pm EST By 2021 has much to offer for skywatchers. According to astro predictions, Earth's closest predicted proposition to the Sun called perihelion, will happen at the beginning of the year. For this year, it is also expected to see a couple of hard-to-spot planets such as Uranus, which is predicted to appear on January 20, and Mercury, which is expected to appear in late January. NASA Reveals the Best Skywatching Tips On January 1, NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory uploaded a video on youtube entitled, What's Up: January 2021 Skywatching Tips for NASA. Here's what we've learned so far: Earth's approach in close proximity to the sun called perihelion, will display our planet in just about 91.5 million miles away from the sun. This event will happen anytime at the beginning of the year. Uniquely, 2021 also holds the moment when earth is farthest from the sun called "aphelion" which happens on July 5. It's important to remember these dates to be able to observe the changes that these events will bring.