3041.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°44'. Thu, 13 Feb 2031 at 20:22 EDT (2,415 days away) in Libra

3042.

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. Fri, 14 Feb 2031 at 17:50 EDT (2,416 days away) in Libra

3043.

Lunar occultation of Beta1 Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Beta1 Scorpii (Acrab) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Sat, 15 Feb 2031 at 07:01 EDT (2,417 days away) in Scorpius

3044.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 16 Feb 2031 at 17:32 EDT (2,418 days away) in Ophiuchus

3045.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°15'. Sun, 16 Feb 2031 at 17:37 EDT (2,418 days away) in Ophiuchus

3046.

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. Tue, 18 Feb 2031 at 19:41 EDT (2,420 days away) in Sagittarius

3047.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 19 Feb 2031 (2,421 days away) in Ursa Major

3048.

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. Wed, 19 Feb 2031 at 21:30 EDT (2,421 days away) in Aquarius

3049.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Thu, 20 Feb 2031 at 08:46 EDT (2,422 days away) in Aquarius

3050.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 21 Feb 2031 at 10:49 EDT (2,423 days away) in Aquarius

3051.

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 (2,423 days away) in Carina

3052.

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 (2,425 days away) in Pisces

3053.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 25 Feb 2031 at 05:44 EDT (2,427 days away) in Taurus

3054.

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 (2,429 days away) in Carina

3055.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2031 at 07:46 EDT (2,430 days away) in Taurus

3056.

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 (2,430 days away) in Taurus

3057.

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 (2,431 days away) in Taurus

3058.

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 (2,431 days away) in Pisces

3059.

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 (2,432 days away) in Orion

3060.

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 (2,433 days away) in Carina