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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. Sun, 14 Feb 2027 at 02:58 EDT (942 days away) in Aries

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 14 Feb 2027 at 11:39 EDT (942 days away) 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 countries and territories including French Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa amongst others. Tue, 16 Feb 2027 at 01:51 EDT (944 days away) in Taurus

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Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Asteroid 6 Hebe makes closest approach to the Earth. Wed, 17 Feb 2027 at 06:58 EDT (945 days away) in Leo

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Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun. Thu, 18 Feb 2027 at 11:35 EDT (946 days away) 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. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 02:30 EDT (947 days away) in Cancer

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Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon and M44 pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 02:56 EDT (947 days away) in Cancer

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Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 10:44 EDT (947 days away) in Leo

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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. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 (947 days away) in Ursa Major

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Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 19:07 EDT (947 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 23:56 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Lunar occultation of Jupiter The Moon will pass in front of Jupiter creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Fri, 19 Feb 2027 at 23:56 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°11'. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 00:42 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars pass close to each other. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 14:42 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Penumbral lunar eclipse There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Russia, Antarctica and Europe. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:14 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:23 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 5°55'. Sat, 20 Feb 2027 at 18:48 EDT (948 days away) in Leo

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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. Sun, 21 Feb 2027 (949 days away) 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. Mon, 22 Feb 2027 at 18:05 EDT (950 days away) in Virgo

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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. Sat, 27 Feb 2027 (955 days away) in Carina