481.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 at 12:33 EDT (238 days away) in Scorpius

482.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 (238 days away) in Carina

483.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil amongst others. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 03:53 EDT (239 days away) in Scorpius

484.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 21:02 EDT (241 days away) in Gemini

485.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 16:26 EDT (243 days away) in Aquarius

486.

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, 25 Feb 2025 at 17:16 EDT (243 days away) in Capricornus

487.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 (245 days away) in Carina

488.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 19:45 EDT (245 days away) in Aquarius

489.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:02 EDT (247 days away) in Pisces

490.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:22 EDT (247 days away) in Pisces

491.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:22 EDT (247 days away) in Pisces

492.

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. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 16:21 EDT (247 days away) in Pisces

493.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°23'. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 18:18 EDT (247 days away) in Pisces

494.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 at 01:26 EDT (249 days away) in Pisces

495.

The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 (249 days away) in Carina

496.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 at 08:45 EDT (250 days away) in Pisces

497.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 at 08:01 EDT (251 days away) in Taurus

498.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 05:03 EDT (252 days away) in Taurus

499.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°33'. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 06:32 EDT (252 days away) in Taurus

500.

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. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 11:32 EDT (252 days away) in Taurus