21.

Venus at greatest brightness Venus reaches its greatest brightness in the dawn sky. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 at 08:41 EDT (808 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 (808 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 21:37 EDT (807 days ago) in Taurus

24.

Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Fri, 11 Feb 2022 at 11:03 EDT (806 days ago) in Sagittarius

25.

Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°51'. Sat, 12 Feb 2022 at 14:16 EDT (805 days ago) in Sagittarius

26.

Conjunction of Venus and Mars Venus and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°34'. Sat, 12 Feb 2022 at 21:38 EDT (805 days ago) in Sagittarius

27.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 11:56 EDT (801 days ago) in Leo

28.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 (801 days ago) in Capricornus

29.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 17:01 EDT (801 days ago) in Capricornus

30.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 at 05:08 EDT (799 days ago) in Leo

31.

Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 19 Feb 2022 (798 days ago) in Ursa Major

32.

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, 21 Feb 2022 (796 days ago) in Carina

33.

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. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 at 17:33 EDT (794 days ago) in Scorpius

34.

Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from French Polynesia and Pitcairn. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 at 08:42 EDT (791 days ago) in Sagittarius

35.

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, 26 Feb 2022 at 17:25 EDT (791 days ago) in Sagittarius

36.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°44'. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 01:30 EDT (790 days ago) in Sagittarius

37.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°31'. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 03:59 EDT (790 days ago) in Sagittarius

38.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 04:48 EDT (790 days ago) in Sagittarius

39.

The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 (790 days ago) in Carina

40.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°43'. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 15:06 EDT (789 days ago) in Capricornus