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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°19'. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 at 09:15 EDT (1,950 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 16:37 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Pisces

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 10:55 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Pisces

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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. Tue, 26 Feb 2019 at 06:28 EDT (1,951 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Mon, 25 Feb 2019 at 03:05 EDT (1,952 days ago) in Pisces

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Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Venus and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°23'. Sat, 23 Feb 2019 at 09:31 EDT (1,954 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 (1,956 days ago) in Carina

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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. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 04:09 EDT (1,956 days ago) in Virgo

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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. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 (1,958 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 10:53 EDT (1,958 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Mercury and Neptune share the same right ascension, at a separation of 46'. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 06:04 EDT (1,958 days ago) in Aquarius

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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, 19 Feb 2019 at 04:03 EDT (1,958 days ago) in Leo

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Conjunction of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°05'. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 08:50 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of Venus and Saturn Venus and Saturn pass within 1°05' of each other. Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 07:18 EDT (1,959 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 22:30 EDT (1,960 days ago) in Cancer

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Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°03'. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 15:12 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Aries

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Close approach of Mars and Uranus Mars and Uranus pass within 58' of each other. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 at 00:37 EDT (1,964 days ago) in Aries

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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. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 at 17:26 EDT (1,965 days ago) in Taurus

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Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) reaches peak brightness Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) is forecast to reach the brightest point in its 2019 apparition. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,966 days ago) in Leo

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Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) passes perigee Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) makes its closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 (1,966 days ago) in Leo