381.

Lunar occultation of Aldebaran The Moon will pass in front of Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri), creating a lunar occultation visible from Europe, Central Asia, Canada, China, Greenland, Mongolia, Russia, Corsica, Svalbard, Shetland and Orkney. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 12:19 EDT (2,315 days ago) in Taurus

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Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 The Moon and Collinder 50 pass close to each other. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 08:33 EDT (2,315 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 setting in the west at around midnight. Fri, 23 Feb 2018 at 03:09 EDT (2,315 days ago) in Taurus

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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. Wed, 21 Feb 2018 (2,317 days ago) in Carina

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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. Mon, 19 Feb 2018 (2,319 days ago) in Ursa Major

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Mercury at superior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun. Sat, 17 Feb 2018 at 07:37 EDT (2,321 days ago) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 16:06 EDT (2,323 days ago) in Capricornus

388.

Partial solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Antarctica and South America. Thu, 15 Feb 2018 at 15:51 EDT (2,323 days ago) in Capricornus

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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. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 at 13:38 EDT (2,325 days ago) in Capricornus

390.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:39 EDT (2,327 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°27'. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:30 EDT (2,327 days ago) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 11 Feb 2018 at 09:15 EDT (2,327 days ago) in Sagittarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 02:00 EDT (2,329 days ago) in Ophiuchus

394.

Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°23'. Fri, 09 Feb 2018 at 00:11 EDT (2,329 days ago) in Ophiuchus

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NGC 2808 is well placed The globular cluster NGC 2808 (mag 6.2) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,330 days ago) in Carina

396.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2018 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Thu, 08 Feb 2018 (2,330 days ago) in Centaurus

397.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 17:02 EDT (2,331 days ago) in Libra

398.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°17'. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 14:45 EDT (2,331 days ago) in Libra

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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. Wed, 07 Feb 2018 at 10:54 EDT (2,331 days ago) in Libra

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Lunar occultation of Regulus The Moon will pass in front of Regulus (Alpha Leonis), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Russia, China, Sweden and Finland amongst others. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 at 14:12 EDT (2,337 days ago) in Leo