81.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sun, 23 Feb 2025 at 18:02 PDT (130 days ago) in Gemini

82.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°39'. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 13:26 PDT (128 days ago) in Aquarius

83.

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 14:16 PDT (128 days ago) in Capricornus

84.

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 (126 days ago) in Carina

85.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 16:45 PDT (126 days ago) in Aquarius

86.

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 20:02 PDT (125 days ago) in Pisces

87.

Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 at 20:22 PDT (125 days ago) in Pisces

88.

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 20:22 PDT (125 days ago) in Pisces

89.

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 13:21 PDT (124 days ago) in Pisces

90.

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 15:18 PDT (124 days ago) in Pisces

91.

Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°10'. Sun, 02 Mar 2025 at 22:26 PDT (123 days ago) in Pisces

92.

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 (122 days ago) in Carina

93.

Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 at 05:45 PDT (121 days ago) in Pisces

94.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 at 05:01 PDT (120 days ago) in Taurus

95.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 at 02:03 PDT (119 days ago) in Taurus

96.

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 03:32 PDT (119 days ago) in Taurus

97.

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 08:32 PDT (119 days ago) in Taurus

98.

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 20:00 PDT (119 days ago) in Taurus

99.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 at 01:00 PDT (118 days ago) in Pisces

100.

Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 (117 days ago) in Pisces