5141.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Feb 2031 at 08:46 EDT (2,418 days away) in Aquarius

5142.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 21 Feb 2031 at 10:49 EDT (2,419 days away) in Aquarius

5143.

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 (2,419 days away) in Carina

5144.

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 (2,421 days away) in Pisces

5145.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 25 Feb 2031 at 05:44 EDT (2,423 days away) in Taurus

5146.

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 (2,425 days away) in Carina

5147.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 07:46 EDT (2,426 days away) in Taurus

5148.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 08:08 EDT (2,426 days away) in Taurus

5149.

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. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 23:02 EDT (2,427 days away) in Taurus

5150.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Sat, 01 Mar 2031 at 14:32 EDT (2,427 days away) in Pisces

5151.

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. Sun, 02 Mar 2031 at 13:57 EDT (2,428 days away) in Orion

5152.

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. Mon, 03 Mar 2031 (2,429 days away) in Carina

5153.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 06:58 EDT (2,434 days away) in Leo

5154.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 08 Mar 2031 at 23:29 EDT (2,435 days away) in Leo

5155.

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. Sun, 09 Mar 2031 (2,435 days away) in Carina

5156.

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. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 05:16 EDT (2,437 days away) in Virgo

5157.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, South Africa and Bouvet Island. Tue, 11 Mar 2031 at 16:57 EDT (2,437 days away) in Virgo

5158.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 12 Mar 2031 at 15:23 EDT (2,438 days away) in Pisces

5159.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 14:39 EDT (2,439 days away) in Libra

5160.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Thu, 13 Mar 2031 at 15:30 EDT (2,439 days away) in Libra