421.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including the Contiguous United States, Mexico, Cuba and Nicaragua amongst others. Sat, 04 Mar 2017 at 21:59 EDT (2,622 days ago) in Taurus

422.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Sat, 04 Mar 2017 at 18:15 EDT (2,622 days ago) in Taurus

423.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 at 23:46 EDT (2,622 days ago) in Leo

424.

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 2017 (2,623 days ago) in Carina

425.

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, 03 Mar 2017 at 02:33 EDT (2,623 days ago) in Aries

426.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 21:35 EDT (2,625 days ago) in Aquarius

427.

Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus The Moon, Mars and Uranus pass close to one another. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 16:21 EDT (2,625 days ago) in Pisces

428.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 at 13:58 EDT (2,625 days ago) in Pisces

429.

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 2017 (2,627 days ago) in Carina

430.

Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 37'. Mon, 27 Feb 2017 at 03:24 EDT (2,627 days ago) in Pisces

431.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 18:57 EDT (2,628 days ago) in Pisces

432.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:59 EDT (2,628 days ago) in Aquarius

433.

Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Angola, southern Argentina, southern Chile and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:53 EDT (2,628 days ago) in Aquarius

434.

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. Fri, 24 Feb 2017 at 02:09 EDT (2,630 days ago) in Capricornus

435.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 at 14:10 EDT (2,633 days ago) in Leo

436.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 23:46 EDT (2,633 days ago) in Leo Minor

437.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 (2,634 days ago) in Carina

438.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 18:52 EDT (2,634 days ago) in Ophiuchus

439.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 18:24 EDT (2,634 days ago) in Ophiuchus

440.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 08:30 EDT (2,634 days ago) in Pisces