181.

Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 14:01 PDT (1,246 days ago) in Capricornus

182.

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 02:08 PDT (1,244 days ago) in Leo

183.

Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Venus is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Sat, 19 Feb 2022 (1,243 days ago) in Capricornus

184.

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 (1,243 days ago) in Ursa Major

185.

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 (1,241 days ago) in Carina

186.

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 14:33 PDT (1,239 days ago) in Scorpius

187.

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 05:42 PDT (1,236 days ago) in Sagittarius

188.

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 14:25 PDT (1,236 days ago) in Sagittarius

189.

Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°44'. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 at 22:30 PDT (1,236 days ago) in Sagittarius

190.

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 00:59 PDT (1,235 days ago) in Sagittarius

191.

Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 01:48 PDT (1,235 days ago) in Sagittarius

192.

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 (1,235 days ago) in Carina

193.

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 12:06 PDT (1,234 days ago) in Capricornus

194.

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. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 14:05 PDT (1,234 days ago) in Capricornus

195.

Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 14:58 PDT (1,234 days ago) in Capricornus

196.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 15:46 PDT (1,234 days ago) in Capricornus

197.

Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 41'. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 04:34 PDT (1,232 days ago) in Capricornus

198.

Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Mercury and Saturn pass within 40' of each other. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 07:40 PDT (1,232 days ago) in Capricornus

199.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 at 09:36 PDT (1,232 days ago) in Aquarius

200.

Conjunction of Mars and Pluto Mars and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 58'. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 at 07:32 PDT (1,231 days ago) in Sagittarius