21.

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. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 (423 days ago) in Carina

22.

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, 09 Mar 2023 at 18:07 EDT (423 days ago) in Virgo

23.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 at 07:40 EDT (425 days ago) in Leo

24.

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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 (429 days ago) in Carina

25.

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. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 at 13:00 EDT (429 days ago) in Cancer

26.

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 32'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 05:41 EDT (430 days ago) in Pisces

27.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 04:35 EDT (430 days ago) in Aquarius

28.

Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter pass within 29' of each other. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 at 00:05 EDT (430 days ago) in Pisces

29.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°04'. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:31 EDT (432 days ago) in Taurus

30.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Greenland, Russia, Svalbard and Iceland amongst others. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:11 EDT (432 days ago) in Taurus

31.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 23:11 EDT (432 days ago) in Taurus

32.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 (433 days ago) in Carina

33.

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. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 03:06 EDT (433 days ago) in Taurus

34.

Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon and Uranus pass close to each other. Sat, 25 Feb 2023 at 07:13 EDT (435 days ago) in Aries

35.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Antarctica, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay amongst others. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:57 EDT (438 days ago) in Pisces

36.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:57 EDT (438 days ago) in Pisces

37.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°11'. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 17:00 EDT (438 days ago) in Pisces

38.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 04:41 EDT (438 days ago) in Pisces

39.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°05'. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 at 02:55 EDT (438 days ago) in Pisces

40.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 (439 days ago) in Carina