501.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:30 EDT (1,976 days ago) in Cancer

502.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 15:12 EDT (1,980 days ago) in Aries

503.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 58' of each other. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 00:37 EDT (1,980 days ago) in Aries

504.

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. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26 EDT (1,981 days ago) in Taurus

505.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2019 apparition. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,982 days ago) in Leo

506.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,982 days ago) in Leo

507.

Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass close to one another. Sun, 10 Feb 2019 at 15:48 EDT (1,983 days ago) in Pisces

508.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°04'. Sun, 10 Feb 2019 at 11:18 EDT (1,983 days ago) in Pisces

509.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 (1,985 days ago) in Carina

510.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2019 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 (1,985 days ago) in Centaurus

511.

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, 05 Feb 2019 at 04:28 EDT (1,988 days ago) in Capricornus

512.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 at 16:05 EDT (1,989 days ago) in Capricornus

513.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 (1,989 days ago) in Virgo

514.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 09:22 EDT (1,990 days ago) in Leo

515.

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. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 04:23 EDT (1,990 days ago) in Sagittarius

516.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:05 EDT (1,991 days ago) in Sagittarius

517.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Europe, Corsica, Menorca, Mallorca and Ibiza. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,991 days ago) in Sagittarius

518.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,991 days ago) in Sagittarius

519.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 01 Feb 2019 (1,992 days ago) in Vela

520.

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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,993 days ago) in Vela