41.

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. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 at 00:14 PDT (533 days ago) in Leo

42.

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. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 (531 days ago) in Cancer

43.

The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum open star cluster (IC 2391; mag 2.5) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 (531 days ago) in Vela

44.

The cluster IC 2395 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2395 (mag 4.0) in Vela culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 (530 days ago) in Vela

45.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 at 09:01 PDT (529 days ago) in Sagittarius

46.

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. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 at 15:18 PDT (529 days ago) in Libra

47.

Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon will pass in front of Antares (Alpha Scorpii), creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia. Sun, 04 Feb 2024 at 17:04 PDT (527 days ago) in Scorpius

48.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°21'. Mon, 05 Feb 2024 at 09:39 PDT (526 days ago) in Capricornus

49.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°25'. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 at 10:52 PDT (524 days ago) in Sagittarius

50.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°12'. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 at 22:31 PDT (524 days ago) in Sagittarius

51.

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. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 at 05:46 PDT (523 days ago) in Capricornus

52.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2024 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 (523 days ago) in Centaurus

53.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°12'. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 at 14:00 PDT (523 days ago) in Capricornus

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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 (523 days ago) in Carina

55.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 at 15:00 PDT (522 days ago) in Capricornus

56.

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, 10 Feb 2024 at 10:52 PDT (521 days ago) in Aquarius

57.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°48'. Sat, 10 Feb 2024 at 16:40 PDT (521 days ago) in Aquarius

58.

Lunar occultation of Neptune The Moon will pass in front of Neptune, creating a lunar occultation visible from Federated States of Micronesia. Sun, 11 Feb 2024 at 23:16 PDT (519 days ago) in Pisces

59.

Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) passes perihelion Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 (517 days ago) in Ophiuchus

60.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°55'. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 at 11:48 PDT (517 days ago) in Capricornus