1961.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 19:40 EDT (143 days ago) in Aquarius

1962.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 at 02:16 EDT (141 days ago) in Pisces

1963.

Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 (139 days ago) in Ophiuchus

1964.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 01:05 EDT (138 days ago) in Aries

1965.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 01:59 EDT (138 days ago) in Capricornus

1966.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°09'. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 03:16 EDT (138 days ago) in Aries

1967.

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, 16 Feb 2024 at 10:01 EDT (137 days ago) in Taurus

1968.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 at 15:18 EDT (137 days ago) in Taurus

1969.

Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°42'. Sat, 17 Feb 2024 at 22:30 EDT (136 days ago) in Capricornus

1970.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia, Indonesia, Christmas Island and Cocos Islands. Sun, 18 Feb 2024 at 09:01 EDT (135 days ago) in Taurus

1971.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 (134 days ago) in Ursa Major

1972.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 (132 days ago) in Carina

1973.

Close approach of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars pass within 37' of each other. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 04:46 EDT (131 days ago) in Capricornus

1974.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 38'. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 10:31 EDT (131 days ago) in Capricornus

1975.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 at 07:30 EDT (129 days ago) in Leo

1976.

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, 25 Feb 2024 at 09:58 EDT (128 days ago) in Leo

1977.

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, 26 Feb 2024 at 19:25 EDT (127 days ago) in Virgo

1978.

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 2024 (126 days ago) in Carina

1979.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 03:52 EDT (125 days ago) in Aquarius

1980.

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. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 16:15 EDT (125 days ago) in Aquarius