21.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 20:22 PDT (135 days ago) in Pisces

22.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 23'. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 20:02 PDT (135 days ago) in Pisces

23.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 16:45 PDT (136 days ago) in Aquarius

24.

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 2025 (136 days ago) in Carina

25.

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. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 14:16 PDT (138 days ago) in Capricornus

26.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 13:26 PDT (138 days ago) in Aquarius

27.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 18:02 PDT (140 days ago) in Gemini

28.

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, Chile, Uruguay and Falkland Islands amongst others. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 at 00:53 PDT (142 days ago) in Scorpius

29.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 (143 days ago) in Carina

30.

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. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 at 09:33 PDT (143 days ago) in Scorpius

31.

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 2025 (144 days ago) in Ursa Major

32.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 at 08:23 PDT (144 days ago) in Pisces

33.

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. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 17:10 PDT (146 days ago) in Virgo

34.

Lunar occultation of Spica The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from Oceania, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef, Palmyra Atoll and Tokelau. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 at 04:27 PDT (146 days ago) in Virgo

35.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the evening sky. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 at 00:58 PDT (147 days ago) in Pisces

36.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 13:20 PDT (149 days ago) in Aquarius

37.

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. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 09:39 PDT (149 days ago) in Leo

38.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 11:10 PDT (151 days ago) in Leo

39.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 05:53 PDT (151 days ago) in Leo

40.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Canada and Greenland amongst others. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 11:49 PDT (154 days ago) in Gemini