2181.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,684 days away) in Sagittarius

2182.

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 (1,684 days away) in Sagittarius

2183.

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 (1,684 days away) in Sagittarius

2184.

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 (1,684 days away) in Capricornus

2185.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 13 Feb 2029 at 05:32 EDT (1,686 days away) in Capricornus

2186.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,687 days away) in Virgo

2187.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,689 days away) in Taurus

2188.

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 (1,690 days away) in Pisces

2189.

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 (1,691 days away) in Ursa Major

2190.

Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 18 Feb 2029 at 23:34 EDT (1,692 days away) in Capricornus

2191.

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 (1,692 days away) in Aries

2192.

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 (1,693 days away) in Carina

2193.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 04:28 EDT (1,694 days away) in Taurus

2194.

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 (1,694 days away) in Taurus

2195.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 19:31 EDT (1,694 days away) in Capricornus

2196.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Feb 2029 at 20:37 EDT (1,695 days away) in Capricornus

2197.

Asteroid 354 Eleonora at opposition Asteroid 354 Eleonora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 24 Feb 2029 at 16:34 EDT (1,697 days away) in Leo

2198.

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 (1,700 days away) in Carina

2199.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 28 Feb 2029 at 12:10 EDT (1,701 days away) in Sextans

2200.

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. Thu, 01 Mar 2029 at 13:28 EDT (1,702 days away) in Virgo