341.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 at 08:24 EDT (1,557 days ago) in Sagittarius

342.

Lunar occultation of Mars The Moon will pass in front of Mars, creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Mexico and Canada. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 at 08:24 EDT (1,557 days ago) in Sagittarius

343.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 55'. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 14:36 EDT (1,556 days ago) in Sagittarius

344.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 14:40 EDT (1,556 days ago) in Sagittarius

345.

Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter, creating a lunar occultation visible from Antarctica, Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 at 14:40 EDT (1,556 days ago) in Sagittarius

346.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 (1,556 days ago) in Ursa Major

347.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°44'. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 08:39 EDT (1,555 days ago) in Sagittarius

348.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,555 days ago) in Sagittarius

349.

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, 21 Feb 2020 at 08:58 EDT (1,554 days ago) in Capricornus

350.

The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 21 Feb 2020 (1,554 days ago) in Carina

351.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,552 days ago) in Aquarius

352.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,550 days ago) in Aquarius

353.

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. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 at 06:34 EDT (1,549 days ago) in Cetus

354.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°15'. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 06:51 EDT (1,548 days ago) in Pisces

355.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 12:22 EDT (1,548 days ago) in Pisces

356.

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 2020 (1,548 days ago) in Carina

357.

Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:02 EDT (1,547 days ago) in Sagittarius

358.

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, 02 Mar 2020 at 14:58 EDT (1,544 days ago) in Taurus

359.

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, 02 Mar 2020 (1,544 days ago) in Carina

360.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,540 days ago) in Cancer