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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2031 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 (2,414 days away) in Centaurus |
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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. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 at 18:24 EDT (2,414 days away) in Sextans |
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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 08 Feb 2031 (2,414 days away) in Carina |
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Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica. Wed, 12 Feb 2031 at 10:03 EDT (2,418 days away) in Virgo |
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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Feb 2031 at 18:52 EDT (2,419 days away) in Libra |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°44'. Thu, 13 Feb 2031 at 20:22 EDT (2,419 days away) in Libra |
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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. Fri, 14 Feb 2031 at 17:50 EDT (2,420 days away) in Libra |
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Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sat, 15 Feb 2031 at 07:01 EDT (2,421 days away) in Scorpius |
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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Feb 2031 at 17:32 EDT (2,422 days away) in Ophiuchus |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°15'. Sun, 16 Feb 2031 at 17:37 EDT (2,422 days away) in Ophiuchus |
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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, 18 Feb 2031 at 19:41 EDT (2,424 days away) in Sagittarius |
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Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 19 Feb 2031 (2,425 days away) in Ursa Major |
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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, 19 Feb 2031 at 21:30 EDT (2,425 days away) in Aquarius |
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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Feb 2031 at 08:46 EDT (2,426 days away) in Aquarius |
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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 21 Feb 2031 at 10:49 EDT (2,427 days away) in Aquarius |
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The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 21 Feb 2031 (2,427 days away) in Carina |
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Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°23'. Sun, 23 Feb 2031 at 22:27 EDT (2,429 days away) in Pisces |
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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 25 Feb 2031 at 05:44 EDT (2,431 days away) in Taurus |
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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 2031 (2,433 days away) in Carina |
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Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 07:46 EDT (2,434 days away) in Taurus |