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Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Wed, 31 Jan 2029 (1,677 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Thu, 01 Feb 2029 at 07:19 EDT (1,677 days away) in Leo

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Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Asteroid 29 Amphitrite makes closest approach to the Earth. Fri, 02 Feb 2029 at 09:22 EDT (1,678 days away) in Cancer

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Mercury at dichotomy Mercury reaches half phase in the dawn sky. Sat, 03 Feb 2029 at 09:09 EDT (1,679 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 8°58'. Sat, 03 Feb 2029 at 13:08 EDT (1,679 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sun, 04 Feb 2029 at 07:03 EDT (1,680 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 6°50'. Sun, 04 Feb 2029 at 10:57 EDT (1,680 days away) in Virgo

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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. Mon, 05 Feb 2029 at 16:52 EDT (1,681 days away) in Libra

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Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Mercury and Ceres share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°06'. Wed, 07 Feb 2029 at 15:45 EDT (1,683 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Wed, 07 Feb 2029 (1,683 days away) in Carina

51.

α-Centaurid meteor shower 2029 The α-Centaurid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 07 Feb 2029 (1,684 days away) in Centaurus

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Mercury at greatest elongation west Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky. Thu, 08 Feb 2029 at 22:41 EDT (1,684 days away) in Sagittarius

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Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 07:59 EDT (1,686 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury pass close to each other. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,687 days away) in Sagittarius

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Lunar occultation of Mercury The Moon will pass in front of Mercury, creating a lunar occultation visible from Asia and Russia. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:22 EDT (1,687 days away) in Sagittarius

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon and Mercury share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1°00'. Sat, 10 Feb 2029 at 23:59 EDT (1,687 days away) in Sagittarius

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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. Sun, 11 Feb 2029 at 14:26 EDT (1,687 days away) in Capricornus

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New Moon The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days. Tue, 13 Feb 2029 at 05:32 EDT (1,689 days away) in Capricornus

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Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Wed, 14 Feb 2029 at 03:19 EDT (1,690 days away) in Virgo

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Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 16 Feb 2029 at 04:56 EDT (1,692 days away) in Taurus