941.

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. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 07:28 EDT (588 days away) in Taurus

942.

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, 24 Feb 2026 at 18:14 EDT (588 days away) in Taurus

943.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Southern and Western Asia and British Indian Ocean Territory. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 at 12:13 EDT (589 days away) in Taurus

944.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°41'. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 at 18:11 EDT (590 days away) in Aquarius

945.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 01:24 EDT (591 days away) in Gemini

946.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 02:31 EDT (591 days away) in Gemini

947.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:46 EDT (591 days away) in Sextans

948.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 (591 days away) in Carina

949.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 at 16:45 EDT (592 days away) in Cancer

950.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Mongolia and Japan amongst others. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 at 07:57 EDT (594 days away) in Leo

951.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Asia, Antarctica, Oceania and Alaska. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:34 EDT (595 days away) in Leo

952.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:37 EDT (595 days away) in Leo

953.

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. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 (595 days away) in Carina

954.

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, 05 Mar 2026 at 22:29 EDT (597 days away) in Virgo

955.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 at 07:54 EDT (598 days away) in Cetus

956.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 05:57 EDT (599 days away) in Pisces

957.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26". Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 07:02 EDT (599 days away) in Pisces

958.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 at 18:11 EDT (600 days away) in Pisces

959.

The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 (601 days away) in Carina

960.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 08:02 EDT (602 days away) in Scorpius