6561.

Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Mercury and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 36'. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 at 15:21 EDT (5,607 days ago) in Capricornus

6562.

Lunar occultation of Venus The Moon will pass in front of Venus creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 at 19:00 EDT (5,609 days ago) in Pisces

6563.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 at 19:00 EDT (5,609 days ago) in Pisces

6564.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°17'. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 at 18:01 EDT (5,609 days ago) in Pisces

6565.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 at 09:41 EDT (5,610 days ago) in Capricornus

6566.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 at 20:36 EDT (5,612 days ago) in Aquarius

6567.

1 Ceres at opposition 1 Ceres lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer and brighter than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 at 14:49 EDT (5,612 days ago) in Leo

6568.

Close approach of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury pass within 36' of each other. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 at 00:30 EDT (5,612 days ago) in Capricornus

6569.

Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Jupiter and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 at 22:08 EDT (5,613 days ago) in Capricornus

6570.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°40'. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 at 02:50 EDT (5,613 days ago) in Capricornus

6571.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 43'. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 20:02 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6572.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including China, Russia, Mongolia and Myanmar amongst others. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 19:30 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6573.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 19:30 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6574.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 17:12 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6575.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Japan. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:19 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6576.

Close approach of the Moon, Jupiter and Mercury The Moon, Jupiter and Mercury pass close to one another. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 at 16:19 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6577.

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, 22 Feb 2009 at 09:47 EDT (5,614 days ago) in Capricornus

6578.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 21 Feb 2009 at 06:00 EDT (5,615 days ago) in Pisces

6579.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Fri, 20 Feb 2009 at 18:19 EDT (5,616 days ago) in Pisces

6580.

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. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 at 11:59 EDT (5,617 days ago) in Sagittarius