2941.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 (2,339 days ago) in Carina

2942.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 27 Feb 2018 at 09:38 EDT (2,339 days ago) in Cancer

2943.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Central Asia, Canada, China, Greenland, Mongolia, Russia, Corsica, Svalbard, Shetland and Orkney. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 12:19 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Taurus

2944.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 08:33 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Taurus

2945.

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. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 03:09 EDT (2,343 days ago) in Taurus

2946.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 21 Feb 2018 (2,345 days ago) in Carina

2947.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 (2,347 days ago) in Ursa Major

2948.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 07:37 EDT (2,349 days ago) in Aquarius

2949.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 16:06 EDT (2,351 days ago) in Capricornus

2950.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and South America. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 15:51 EDT (2,351 days ago) in Capricornus

2951.

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. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,353 days ago) in Capricornus

2952.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:39 EDT (2,355 days ago) in Sagittarius

2953.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:30 EDT (2,355 days ago) in Sagittarius

2954.

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, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:15 EDT (2,355 days ago) in Sagittarius

2955.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 02:00 EDT (2,357 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2956.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 00:11 EDT (2,357 days ago) in Ophiuchus

2957.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,358 days ago) in Carina

2958.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2018 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,358 days ago) in Centaurus

2959.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 17:02 EDT (2,359 days ago) in Libra

2960.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 14:45 EDT (2,359 days ago) in Libra