3921.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Mon, 29 Feb 2016 at 13:15 EDT (3,049 days ago) in Libra

3922.

Supernova SN2016aqw discovered A new supernova has been discovered in UGC 6036. Sun, 28 Feb 2016 (3,049 days ago)

3923.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 28 Feb 2016 at 10:38 EDT (3,050 days ago) in Aquarius

3924.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 27 Feb 2016 (3,051 days ago) in Carina

3925.

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. Fri, 26 Feb 2016 at 22:27 EDT (3,052 days ago) in Virgo

3926.

Supernova SN2016aqf discovered A new supernova has been discovered in NGC 2101. Thu, 25 Feb 2016 (3,052 days ago)

3927.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Thu, 25 Feb 2016 at 01:58 EDT (3,053 days ago) in Virgo

3928.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 at 23:01 EDT (3,054 days ago) in Leo

3929.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 at 22:00 EDT (3,055 days ago) in Leo

3930.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 22 Feb 2016 at 13:19 EDT (3,056 days ago) in Leo

3931.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 21 Feb 2016 (3,057 days ago) in Carina

3932.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 21 Feb 2016 at 12:19 EDT (3,057 days ago) in Capricornus

3933.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 (3,059 days ago) in Ursa Major

3934.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Russia, Japan and Alaska amongst others. Tue, 16 Feb 2016 at 02:59 EDT (3,062 days ago) in Taurus

3935.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 at 23:09 EDT (3,062 days ago) in Taurus

3936.

Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition Asteroid 5 Astraea makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 at 14:10 EDT (3,063 days ago) in Leo

3937.

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. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 at 02:47 EDT (3,063 days ago) in Taurus

3938.

Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Neptune and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°39'. Sat, 13 Feb 2016 at 01:56 EDT (3,065 days ago) in Aquarius

3939.

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. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 at 21:40 EDT (3,068 days ago) in Pisces

3940.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 08 Feb 2016 (3,070 days ago) in Carina