1561.

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. Sun, 28 Feb 2021 at 22:57 EDT (1,220 days ago) in Virgo

1562.

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 2021 (1,221 days ago) in Carina

1563.

Comet C/2021 D1 (SWAN) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 D1 (SWAN) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 27 Feb 2021 (1,221 days ago) in Pegasus

1564.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 27 Feb 2021 at 03:17 EDT (1,221 days ago) in Leo

1565.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 (1,222 days ago) in Capricornus

1566.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 at 09:22 EDT (1,226 days ago) in Leo

1567.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 20 Feb 2021 (1,228 days ago) in Carina

1568.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 at 22:05 EDT (1,229 days ago) in Capricornus

1569.

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 2021 (1,229 days ago) in Ursa Major

1570.

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, 19 Feb 2021 at 13:48 EDT (1,229 days ago) in Taurus

1571.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 20:25 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Aries

1572.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°41'. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 17:45 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Aries

1573.

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, 18 Feb 2021 at 05:21 EDT (1,230 days ago) in Aries

1574.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 at 14:06 EDT (1,237 days ago) in Capricornus

1575.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°24'. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 06:11 EDT (1,238 days ago) in Capricornus

1576.

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. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 04:48 EDT (1,238 days ago) in Capricornus

1577.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 at 08:44 EDT (1,240 days ago) in Aquarius

1578.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2021 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sun, 07 Feb 2021 (1,240 days ago) in Centaurus

1579.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 07 Feb 2021 (1,241 days ago) in Carina

1580.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia and Paracel Islands. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 at 18:16 EDT (1,243 days ago) in Scorpius