21.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 09:01 EDT (1,526 days ago) in Sagittarius

22.

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 (1,525 days ago) in Capricornus

23.

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 (1,525 days ago) in Carina

24.

New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 at 10:33 EDT (1,523 days ago) in Aquarius

25.

Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Tue, 25 Feb 2020 at 20:40 EDT (1,521 days ago) in Aquarius

26.

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 (1,520 days ago) in Cetus

27.

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 (1,519 days ago) in Pisces

28.

Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Moon and Venus pass close to each other. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 12:22 EDT (1,519 days ago) in Pisces

29.

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 (1,519 days ago) in Carina

30.

Close approach of Mars and M22 Mars and M22 pass close to each other. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:02 EDT (1,518 days ago) in Sagittarius

31.

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 (1,515 days ago) in Taurus

32.

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 (1,515 days ago) in Carina

33.

Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 06 Mar 2020 at 17:06 EDT (1,511 days ago) in Cancer

34.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 at 08:14 EDT (1,509 days ago) in Aquarius

35.

The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 (1,509 days ago) in Carina

36.

Conjunction of Venus and Uranus Venus and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°24'. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 10:36 EDT (1,508 days ago) in Aries

37.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 09 Mar 2020 at 13:47 EDT (1,508 days ago) in Leo

38.

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. Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 02:29 EDT (1,507 days ago) in Virgo

39.

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. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 at 15:13 EDT (1,506 days ago) in Virgo

40.

γ-Normid meteor shower 2020 The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 14 Mar 2020 (1,503 days ago) in Norma