801.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Southern and Western Asia and British Indian Ocean Territory. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 at 12:13 EDT (604 days away) in Taurus

802.

Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°41'. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 at 18:11 EDT (605 days away) in Aquarius

803.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 01:24 EDT (606 days away) in Gemini

804.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 02:31 EDT (606 days away) in Gemini

805.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:46 EDT (606 days away) in Sextans

806.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 (606 days away) in Carina

807.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 at 16:45 EDT (607 days away) in Cancer

808.

Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Mongolia and Japan amongst others. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 at 07:57 EDT (609 days away) in Leo

809.

Total lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Russia, Asia, Antarctica, Oceania and Alaska. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:34 EDT (610 days away) in Leo

810.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 at 06:37 EDT (610 days away) in Leo

811.

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. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 (610 days away) in Carina

812.

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, 05 Mar 2026 at 22:29 EDT (612 days away) in Virgo

813.

Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Ceres and Eris share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°10'. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 at 07:54 EDT (613 days away) in Cetus

814.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 05:57 EDT (614 days away) in Pisces

815.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4'26". Sat, 07 Mar 2026 at 07:02 EDT (614 days away) in Pisces

816.

Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sun, 08 Mar 2026 at 18:11 EDT (615 days away) in Pisces

817.

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. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 (616 days away) in Carina

818.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and Macquarie Island. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 08:02 EDT (617 days away) in Scorpius

819.

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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 09:42 EDT (617 days away) in Scorpius

820.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 23:36 EDT (617 days away) in Gemini