421.

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 (2,611 days ago) in Taurus

422.

Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 03 Mar 2017 at 21:22 EDT (2,612 days ago) in Leo

423.

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 (2,612 days ago) in Carina

424.

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 (2,612 days ago) in Aries

425.

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 (2,614 days ago) in Aquarius

426.

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 (2,614 days ago) in Pisces

427.

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 (2,614 days ago) in Pisces

428.

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 (2,616 days ago) in Carina

429.

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 (2,616 days ago) in Pisces

430.

Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 34' of each other. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 18:57 EDT (2,617 days ago) in Pisces

431.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 26 Feb 2017 at 09:59 EDT (2,617 days ago) in Aquarius

432.

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 (2,617 days ago) in Aquarius

433.

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 (2,619 days ago) in Capricornus

434.

Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth. Tue, 21 Feb 2017 at 18:58 EDT (2,622 days ago) in Leo

435.

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 (2,623 days ago) in Carina

436.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 18:52 EDT (2,623 days ago) in Ophiuchus

437.

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 (2,623 days ago) in Ophiuchus

438.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 08:30 EDT (2,623 days ago) in Pisces

439.

Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Asteroid 14 Irene makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 20 Feb 2017 at 06:58 EDT (2,623 days ago) in Leo Minor

440.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 19 Feb 2017 (2,624 days ago) in Ursa Major