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Wed, 21 Jan 2026
08:01 PST
Mercury at superior solar conjunction

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Fri, 23 Jan 2026
02:19 PST
134340 Pluto at solar conjunction

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Tue, 17 Feb 2026
04:02 PST
New Moon

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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
02:43 PST
Mercury at perihelion

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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
06:35 PST
Mercury at greatest elongation east

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Thu, 19 Feb 2026
08:34 PST
Mercury at dichotomy

The Moon in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter, with the Very Large Telescope in the foreground. Image © Y. Beletsky, ESO, 2009.

Mon, 23 Feb 2026
19:04 PST
Close approach of the Moon and M45

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
04:28 PST
Moon at First Quarter

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026
15:14 PST
The Moon at perigee

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Sat, 07 Mar 2026
02:57 PST
Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

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Sun, 22 Mar 2026
04:09 PDT
Neptune at solar conjunction

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Wed, 25 Mar 2026
01:45 PDT
Saturn at solar conjunction

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The sky on 21 February 2026
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06:28
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4-day old moon
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Mercury 07:10 13:07 19:04
Venus 07:06 12:47 18:29
Moon 08:42 15:28 22:25
Mars 06:05 11:27 16:48
Jupiter 13:40 20:49 03:59
Saturn 07:52 13:50 19:48
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