2461.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 07:19 EDT (218 days away) in Capricornus

2462.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:35 EDT (218 days away) in Gemini

2463.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:49 EDT (218 days away) in Gemini

2464.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Greenland and Canada amongst others. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 14:49 EDT (218 days away) in Gemini

2465.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 08:53 EDT (221 days away) in Leo

2466.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 14:10 EDT (221 days away) in Leo

2467.

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. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 12:39 EDT (223 days away) in Leo

2468.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 15 Feb 2025 at 06:50 EDT (224 days away) in Aquarius

2469.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 at 03:58 EDT (225 days away) in Pisces

2470.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 07:27 EDT (226 days away) in Virgo

2471.

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. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 20:10 EDT (226 days away) in Virgo

2472.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 at 11:23 EDT (228 days away) in Pisces

2473.

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 2025 (228 days away) in Ursa Major

2474.

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 (229 days away) in Scorpius

2475.

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 (229 days away) in Carina

2476.

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 (230 days away) in Scorpius

2477.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 21:02 EDT (232 days away) in Gemini

2478.

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 (234 days away) in Aquarius

2479.

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 (234 days away) in Capricornus

2480.

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 (236 days away) in Carina