261.

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. Sat, 08 Mar 2025 (274 days ago) in Carina

262.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 at 20:41 EST (275 days ago) in Pisces

263.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 (274 days ago) in Pisces

264.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 at 04:00 EST (275 days ago) in Pisces

265.

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 Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala amongst others. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 23:00 EST (276 days ago) in Taurus

266.

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. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 11:32 EST (276 days ago) in Taurus

267.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°33'. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 06:32 EST (276 days ago) in Taurus

268.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 05:03 EST (276 days ago) in Taurus

269.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 at 08:01 EST (277 days ago) in Taurus

270.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 at 08:45 EST (278 days ago) in Pisces

271.

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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 (279 days ago) in Carina

272.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 at 01:26 EST (279 days ago) in Pisces

273.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°23'. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 18:18 EST (281 days ago) in Pisces

274.

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. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 at 16:21 EST (281 days ago) in Pisces

275.

Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands amongst others. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:22 EST (282 days ago) in Pisces

276.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 23:22 EST (282 days ago) in Pisces

277.

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 23:02 EST (282 days ago) in Pisces

278.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 19:45 EST (283 days ago) in Aquarius

279.

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 (283 days ago) in Carina

280.

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 17:16 EST (285 days ago) in Capricornus