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Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Wed, 03 Feb 2027 at 00:11 EDT (963 days away) in Aquarius

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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. Wed, 03 Feb 2027 at 08:30 EDT (963 days away) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon will pass in front of Sigma Sagittarii (Nunki), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including Samoa, Kiribati, American Samoa and Kingman Reef amongst others. Wed, 03 Feb 2027 at 12:28 EDT (963 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky. Wed, 03 Feb 2027 at 19:42 EDT (963 days away) in Aquarius

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Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Thu, 04 Feb 2027 (964 days away) in Aquarius

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Earth. Thu, 04 Feb 2027 (964 days away) 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. Thu, 04 Feb 2027 at 18:39 EDT (964 days away) in Sagittarius

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Mercury at perihelion Mercury passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Sat, 06 Feb 2027 at 02:41 EDT (966 days away) in Aquarius

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Sat, 06 Feb 2027 at 10:57 EDT (966 days away) in Capricornus

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Annular solar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Sun, visible from Argentina and southern Chile. Sat, 06 Feb 2027 at 10:59 EDT (966 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 21'. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:37 EDT (967 days away) in Aquarius

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:55 EDT (967 days away) in Aquarius

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Cook Islands, Kiribati, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll. Sun, 07 Feb 2027 at 22:55 EDT (967 days away) in Aquarius

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 06:47 EDT (968 days away) in Taurus

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α-Centaurid meteor shower 2027 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 (968 days away) in Centaurus

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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. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 (968 days away) in Carina

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Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition Asteroid 27 Euterpe makes closest approach to the Earth. Mon, 08 Feb 2027 at 23:46 EDT (969 days away) in Leo

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Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Comet 2P/Encke makes its closest approach to the Sun. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 (970 days away) in Capricornus

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Jupiter at perigee Jupiter reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 10:31 EDT (970 days away) in Leo

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Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Wed, 10 Feb 2027 at 19:21 EDT (970 days away) in Leo