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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8'02". Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 15:03 PST (14 days ago) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 15:10 PST (14 days ago) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Mexico, the Contiguous United States, Australia and New Zealand amongst others. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 at 15:10 PST (14 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its closest point to the Sun. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 02:43 PST (13 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 06:35 PST (13 days ago) in Aquarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 08:34 PST (13 days ago) in Aquarius

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Messier 81 is well placed Bode's Galaxy M81 (NGC 3031; mag 6.9) in Ursa Major culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 (13 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°38'. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 16:03 PST (13 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 (12 days ago) in Aquarius

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The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed The open star cluster NGC 3114 (mag 4.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 (11 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 at 19:04 PST (9 days ago) in Taurus

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Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and remaining visible until around midnight. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 04:28 PST (8 days ago) in Taurus

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The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, appearing larger than at other times of the month – though only very fractionally. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 15:14 PST (8 days ago) in Taurus

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Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from parts of Africa, Southern and Western Asia and British Indian Ocean Territory. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 at 09:13 PST (7 days ago) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Venus and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°41'. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 at 15:11 PST (6 days ago) in Aquarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°57'. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 at 22:24 PST (6 days ago) in Gemini

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 at 23:31 PST (6 days ago) in Gemini

18.

Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Asteroid 7 Iris makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 08:46 PST (5 days ago) in Sextans

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The cluster IC 2581 is well placed The open star cluster IC 2581 (mag 4.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 (5 days ago) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 at 13:45 PST (4 days ago) in Cancer