2521.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,969 days ago) in Leo

2522.

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 (1,970 days ago) in Pisces

2523.

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 (1,970 days ago) in Pisces

2524.

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 (1,972 days ago) in Carina

2525.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2019 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Fri, 08 Feb 2019 (1,972 days ago) in Centaurus

2526.

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 (1,975 days ago) in Capricornus

2527.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 at 16:05 EDT (1,976 days ago) in Capricornus

2528.

Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perihelion Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Mon, 04 Feb 2019 (1,976 days ago) in Virgo

2529.

Asteroid 532 Herculina at opposition Asteroid 532 Herculina makes closest approach to the Earth. Sun, 03 Feb 2019 at 06:58 EDT (1,977 days ago) in Leo

2530.

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 (1,977 days ago) in Sagittarius

2531.

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 (1,978 days ago) in Sagittarius

2532.

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 (1,978 days ago) in Sagittarius

2533.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 02 Feb 2019 at 02:04 EDT (1,978 days ago) in Sagittarius

2534.

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 (1,979 days ago) in Vela

2535.

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 (1,980 days ago) in Vela

2536.

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. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 (1,980 days ago) in Cancer

2537.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Bolivia amongst others. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,980 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2538.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:36 EDT (1,980 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2539.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5'23". Thu, 31 Jan 2019 at 12:35 EDT (1,980 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2540.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 30 Jan 2019 at 19:47 EDT (1,981 days ago) in Ophiuchus