1501.

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. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 at 11:01 EDT (504 days ago) in Libra

1502.

Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Guyana amongst others. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 at 01:36 EDT (503 days ago) in Scorpius

1503.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 47". Wed, 15 Feb 2023 at 07:19 EDT (502 days ago) in Aquarius

1504.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 at 15:00 EDT (502 days ago) in Capricornus

1505.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 at 11:38 EDT (501 days ago) in Aquarius

1506.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 at 20:47 EDT (501 days ago) in Sagittarius

1507.

Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2022 A2 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Sat, 18 Feb 2023 (499 days ago) in Cygnus

1508.

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. Sat, 18 Feb 2023 at 13:53 EDT (499 days ago) in Capricornus

1509.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°35'. Sat, 18 Feb 2023 at 15:52 EDT (499 days ago) in Capricornus

1510.

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. Sun, 19 Feb 2023 at 04:05 EDT (498 days ago) in Capricornus

1511.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 19 Feb 2023 (498 days ago) in Ursa Major

1512.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 02:06 EDT (497 days ago) in Aquarius

1513.

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, 21 Feb 2023 (496 days ago) in Carina

1514.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 02:55 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

1515.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 04:41 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

1516.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°11'. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:00 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

1517.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:57 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

1518.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay amongst others. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:57 EDT (495 days ago) in Pisces

1519.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sat, 25 Feb 2023 at 07:13 EDT (492 days ago) in Aries

1520.

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. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 03:06 EDT (490 days ago) in Taurus