21.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 30 Jan 2016 (3,001 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

A parade of 5 planets in the morning sky All five of the planets that are visible to the unaided eye will be above the horizon at the same time. Sat, 30 Jan 2016 (3,001 days ago) in Sagittarius

23.

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. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 (3,001 days ago) in Cancer

24.

Moon at Last Quarter The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise. Sun, 31 Jan 2016 at 22:28 EDT (3,001 days ago) in Libra

25.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°44'. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 03:48 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Libra

26.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 05:09 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Libra

27.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Mon, 01 Feb 2016 at 07:19 EDT (3,000 days ago) in Sagittarius

28.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°29'. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 at 13:44 EDT (2,998 days ago) in Ophiuchus

29.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 at 14:25 EDT (2,998 days ago) in Ophiuchus

30.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°19'. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 02:30 EDT (2,995 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 06 Feb 2016 at 22:40 EDT (2,995 days ago) in Sagittarius

32.

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, 15 Feb 2016 at 02:47 EDT (2,986 days ago) in Taurus

33.

Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 at 23:09 EDT (2,985 days ago) in Taurus

34.

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, Russia, Japan and Alaska amongst others. Tue, 16 Feb 2016 at 02:59 EDT (2,985 days ago) in Taurus

35.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 19 Feb 2016 (2,982 days ago) in Ursa Major

36.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 22 Feb 2016 at 13:19 EDT (2,979 days ago) in Leo

37.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 at 22:00 EDT (2,978 days ago) in Leo

38.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°41'. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 at 23:01 EDT (2,977 days ago) in Leo

39.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°34'. Mon, 29 Feb 2016 at 13:15 EDT (2,972 days ago) in Libra

40.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Mon, 29 Feb 2016 at 14:37 EDT (2,972 days ago) in Libra