4281.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 08 Feb 2029 at 22:41 EDT (1,677 days away) in Sagittarius

4282.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,679 days away) in Virgo

4283.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,680 days away) in Sagittarius

4284.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia and Russia. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,680 days away) in Sagittarius

4285.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:59 EDT (1,680 days away) in Sagittarius

4286.

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. Sun, 11 Feb 2029 at 14:26 EDT (1,680 days away) in Capricornus

4287.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 13 Feb 2029 at 05:32 EDT (1,682 days away) in Capricornus

4288.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,683 days away) in Virgo

4289.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,685 days away) in Taurus

4290.

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. Sat, 17 Feb 2029 at 06:57 EDT (1,686 days away) in Pisces

4291.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 18 Feb 2029 (1,687 days away) in Ursa Major

4292.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 18 Feb 2029 at 23:34 EDT (1,688 days away) in Capricornus

4293.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'. Mon, 19 Feb 2029 at 09:14 EDT (1,688 days away) in Aries

4294.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 20 Feb 2029 (1,689 days away) in Carina

4295.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 04:28 EDT (1,690 days away) in Taurus

4296.

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. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 10:10 EDT (1,690 days away) in Taurus

4297.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Feb 2029 at 20:37 EDT (1,691 days away) in Capricornus

4298.

Asteroid 354 Eleonora at opposition Asteroid 354 Eleonora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 24 Feb 2029 at 14:10 EDT (1,693 days away) in Leo

4299.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 27 Feb 2029 (1,696 days away) in Carina

4300.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 28 Feb 2029 at 12:10 EDT (1,697 days away) in Sextans