3861.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sun, 27 Feb 2028 at 11:08 EDT (1,330 days away) in Capricornus

3862.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Feb 2028 (1,330 days away) in Carina

3863.

Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 3°25' of each other. Mon, 28 Feb 2028 at 15:22 EDT (1,331 days away) in Pisces

3864.

Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Saturn The Moon, Venus and Saturn pass close to one another. Tue, 29 Feb 2028 at 06:28 EDT (1,332 days away) in Pisces

3865.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Tue, 29 Feb 2028 at 07:24 EDT (1,332 days away) in Pisces

3866.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°16'. Tue, 29 Feb 2028 at 10:49 EDT (1,332 days away) in Pisces

3867.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°01'. Tue, 29 Feb 2028 at 12:24 EDT (1,332 days away) in Pisces

3868.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°48'. Wed, 01 Mar 2028 at 06:53 EDT (1,333 days away) in Pisces

3869.

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. Thu, 02 Mar 2028 (1,334 days away) in Carina

3870.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 03 Mar 2028 at 02:35 EDT (1,335 days away) in Taurus

3871.

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. Sat, 04 Mar 2028 at 04:02 EDT (1,336 days away) in Taurus

3872.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Tue, 07 Mar 2028 at 23:35 EDT (1,340 days away) in Capricornus

3873.

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. Wed, 08 Mar 2028 (1,340 days away) in Carina

3874.

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. Fri, 10 Mar 2028 at 03:21 EDT (1,342 days away) in Sextans

3875.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Fri, 10 Mar 2028 at 20:05 EDT (1,342 days away) in Leo

3876.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 10 Mar 2028 at 22:26 EDT (1,342 days away) in Leo

3877.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°09'. Sat, 11 Mar 2028 at 02:44 EDT (1,343 days away) in Leo

3878.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sun, 12 Mar 2028 at 11:29 EDT (1,344 days away) in Leo

3879.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Sun, 12 Mar 2028 at 21:45 EDT (1,344 days away) in Leo

3880.

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. Mon, 13 Mar 2028 at 03:07 EDT (1,345 days away) in Virgo