1281.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 06 Feb 2027 at 10:57 EDT (949 days away) in Capricornus

1282.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Argentina and southern Chile. Sat, 06 Feb 2027 at 10:59 EDT (949 days away) in Capricornus

1283.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:37 EDT (950 days away) in Aquarius

1284.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:55 EDT (950 days away) in Aquarius

1285.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Cook Islands, Kiribati, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:55 EDT (950 days away) in Aquarius

1286.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 06:47 EDT (951 days away) in Taurus

1287.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2027 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 (951 days away) in Centaurus

1288.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 (951 days away) in Carina

1289.

Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 23:46 EDT (952 days away) in Leo

1290.

Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 (953 days away) in Capricornus

1291.

Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 10:31 EDT (953 days away) in Leo

1292.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 19:21 EDT (953 days away) in Leo

1293.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°08'. Thu, 11 Feb 2027 at 00:13 EDT (954 days away) in Cetus

1294.

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. Sun, 14 Feb 2027 at 02:58 EDT (957 days away) in Aries

1295.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Feb 2027 at 11:39 EDT (957 days away) in Taurus

1296.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 16 Feb 2027 at 01:51 EDT (959 days away) in Taurus

1297.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 17 Feb 2027 at 06:58 EDT (960 days away) in Leo

1298.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 18 Feb 2027 at 11:35 EDT (961 days away) in Aquarius

1299.

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. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 02:30 EDT (962 days away) in Cancer

1300.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 02:56 EDT (962 days away) in Cancer