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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. Sat, 17 Feb 2029 at 06:57 EDT (1,693 days away) in Pisces

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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. Sun, 18 Feb 2029 (1,694 days away) in Ursa Major

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Venus at aphelion Venus passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Sun, 18 Feb 2029 at 23:34 EDT (1,695 days away) in Capricornus

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Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 7°17'. Mon, 19 Feb 2029 at 09:14 EDT (1,695 days away) in Aries

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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. Tue, 20 Feb 2029 (1,696 days away) in Carina

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Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 04:28 EDT (1,697 days away) 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. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 10:10 EDT (1,697 days away) in Taurus

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Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Mercury and Pluto share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°11'. Wed, 21 Feb 2029 at 19:31 EDT (1,697 days away) in Capricornus

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Mercury at aphelion Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Thu, 22 Feb 2029 at 20:37 EDT (1,698 days away) in Capricornus

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Asteroid 354 Eleonora at opposition Asteroid 354 Eleonora makes closest approach to the Earth. Sat, 24 Feb 2029 at 16:34 EDT (1,700 days away) in Leo

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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. Tue, 27 Feb 2029 (1,703 days away) in Carina

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Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Wed, 28 Feb 2029 at 12:10 EDT (1,704 days away) in Sextans

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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 Mar 2029 at 13:28 EDT (1,705 days away) in Virgo

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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. Fri, 02 Mar 2029 at 07:54 EDT (1,706 days away) in Virgo

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Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The Moon and Mars share the same right ascension, at a separation of 9°15'. Fri, 02 Mar 2029 at 20:07 EDT (1,706 days away) in Virgo

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Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 03 Mar 2029 at 13:56 EDT (1,707 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°47'. Sat, 03 Mar 2029 at 17:39 EDT (1,707 days away) in Virgo

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The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed The Theta Carinae open star cluster (IC 2602, also known as the Southern Pleiades; mag 1.9) culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 03 Mar 2029 (1,707 days away) in Carina

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Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba) creating a lunar occultation, though it will open be visible only at sea. Tue, 06 Mar 2029 at 02:19 EDT (1,710 days away) in Scorpius

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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 Mar 2029 at 02:52 EDT (1,711 days away) in Ophiuchus