41.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 at 04:35 JST (142 days ago) in Gemini

42.

Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 at 21:19 JST (143 days ago) in Capricornus

43.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2025 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 (144 days ago) in Centaurus

44.

NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 (145 days ago) in Carina

45.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Africa, Brazil, French Guiana and the Canary Islands. Sat, 08 Feb 2025 at 07:35 JST (144 days ago) in Taurus

46.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°29'. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 at 12:36 JST (145 days ago) in Taurus

47.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 at 11:01 JST (145 days ago) in Taurus

48.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 at 16:17 JST (146 days ago) in Taurus

49.

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. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 at 17:02 JST (147 days ago) in Aries

50.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 18:38 JST (148 days ago) in Taurus

51.

Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Venus and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 at 04:51 JST (148 days ago) in Pisces

52.

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. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 at 11:46 JST (150 days ago) in Pisces

53.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 at 07:24 JST (150 days ago) in Pisces

54.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°20'. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 at 05:27 JST (150 days ago) in Pisces

55.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°05'. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 13:52 JST (151 days ago) in Aquarius

56.

Lunar occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from Russia. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 13:01 JST (151 days ago) in Aquarius

57.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 at 13:01 JST (151 days ago) in Aquarius

58.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 01 Feb 2025 (152 days ago) in Vela

59.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 (153 days ago) in Vela

60.

The Beehive cluster is well placed The Beehive open star cluster (M44, NGC 2632, also known as Praesepe; mag 3.1) culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 (153 days ago) in Cancer