1301.

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 (873 days away) in Taurus

1302.

Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 17 Feb 2027 at 02:10 EDT (874 days away) in Leo

1303.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 18 Feb 2027 at 11:35 EDT (875 days away) in Aquarius

1304.

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 (876 days away) in Cancer

1305.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 02:56 EDT (876 days away) in Cancer

1306.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 10:44 EDT (876 days away) in Leo

1307.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 (876 days away) in Ursa Major

1308.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 19:07 EDT (876 days away) in Leo

1309.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 23:56 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1310.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 23:56 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1311.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°11'. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 00:42 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1312.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 14:42 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1313.

Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Russia, Antarctica and Europe. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:14 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1314.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:23 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1315.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:48 EDT (877 days away) in Leo

1316.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 21 Feb 2027 (878 days away) in Carina

1317.

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. Mon, 22 Feb 2027 at 18:05 EDT (879 days away) in Virgo

1318.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 27 Feb 2027 (884 days away) in Carina

1319.

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. Sun, 28 Feb 2027 at 00:17 EDT (885 days away) in Scorpius

1320.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Chile amongst others. Sun, 28 Feb 2027 at 01:48 EDT (885 days away) in Scorpius