541.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 04:41 EDT (493 days ago) in Pisces

542.

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 (493 days ago) in Pisces

543.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:57 EDT (493 days ago) in Pisces

544.

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 (493 days ago) in Pisces

545.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sat, 25 Feb 2023 at 07:13 EDT (490 days ago) in Aries

546.

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 (488 days ago) in Taurus

547.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 (488 days ago) in Carina

548.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:11 EDT (487 days ago) in Taurus

549.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Russia, Svalbard and Iceland amongst others. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:11 EDT (487 days ago) in Taurus

550.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°04'. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:31 EDT (487 days ago) in Taurus

551.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 29' of each other. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 00:05 EDT (485 days ago) in Pisces

552.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 04:35 EDT (485 days ago) in Aquarius

553.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 05:41 EDT (485 days ago) in Pisces

554.

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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 at 13:00 EDT (484 days ago) in Cancer

555.

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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 (484 days ago) in Carina

556.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 at 07:40 EDT (480 days ago) in Leo

557.

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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 at 18:07 EDT (478 days ago) in Virgo

558.

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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 (478 days ago) in Carina

559.

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 New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia and New Caledonia amongst others. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 at 08:28 EDT (474 days ago) in Scorpius

560.

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. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 at 22:08 EDT (473 days ago) in Ophiuchus